On 14 Jun 2002 at 13:59, Bryan Carter Vyhmeister wrote: > I am going to Turkey for a "Middle East Study Tour" having to do with > archaeology in August. I am taking my MZ-S with BG-10 and possibly a > second MZ-S with BG-10 (depending on finances). I am wondering if taking > the 31mm f/1.8 Limited, 43mm f/1.9 Limited, and 77mm f/1.8 Limited prime > lenses would be adequate for most situations. (I will most likely also > take a 200mm or 80-200mm or something of that sort and maybe the A 15mm > f/3.5.) > > I am wondering about experience of people traveling with prime lenses > versus zoom lenses. I have no intention of starting the zoom versus > prime debate. I like zooms and primes both so that is not the issue. I > know that zoom lenses are more convenient but slower. I have the 24-90mm > f/3.5-4.5 zoom lens but it seems a little slow for taking ISO 100 films > in lower light. The question is strictly about adequate focal lengths!
Hi Bryan, Last year my longest trip was 14 weeks, I took primes only and was not left feeling that I had brought too little, on the contrary I had available to me 21f2.8, 35f1.4, 40f2 and 90f2 lenses (Leica M) and I could well have left the 90 and 40mm lenses at home. I primarily shot with the 35mm (about 85%) then the 21 and a few shots with the 90. I had no problems shooting 100 and 160 ISO in quite varied light. After a few days with the combo that you choose you will see the view in terms of the FL that you have available, it's a very natural and rewarding way to shoot, I find that it allows you to concentrate on what's in front of the camera rather than on the camera its self. I haven't travelled extensively with the 31mm LTD as yet (plenty of day trips and weekends so far) but I imagine that it will become my most used lens, it's fast and and has an extremely useful AOV. If you can get away with only three lenses I would consider the 31mm, 15mm (unless you have a 20mm) and the 77mm LTD, I doubt that you'd need the 43mm it would be too close to the other lenses. If you are a long lens shooter then pack the 200mm. I think the key to successfully using prime lenses is to select the kit such that the AOV that are available to you are different enough that you can make a quick and absolute decision about the best lens to use for the given view. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
