What's Your Favourite Lens?

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neil holmes

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• Dec 27, 2006

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Most of my lenses cost less than 400 Australian...let alone 400 US.

But then I have had most for years. My favourite would be the k 50 1.2......or the newly acquired 17-35 2.8-4 Tamron (just over 300 Aust last few weeks)..... The most FUN using right now is the tinfoil tele 135 1.8 screwmount promura with 1.7x af adapter and bit of foil. With the k100d at least I can PRETEND I have a 340mm 2.8 autofocus telephoto with image stabilisation for next to nothing.

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• Dec 27, 2006

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the best bang fro your buck and has a rebate to boot!
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• Dec 27, 2006

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the FA 28-105 is a great walk about lens for day time use and the M50 is a great low light lens for street shoots at night, dark winter days and indoor with no flash

 

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• Dec 28, 2006

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Alberto Battelli said:

Not so fast: Below $400 and not a Limited.

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I was going to reply DA21, but that one doesn't qualify.

Though I like the FA35/2 and FA50/1.4 very much, they are not really favourites. I guess in the

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• Dec 28, 2006

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135/3.5 - love using this old manual lens and it cost about 50 bucks. The Zenitar 16/2.8 is great fun too and I use the FA50/1.4 a lot.
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Sorry, it's still a limited.
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It's the lens I've shot most pictures with.

The Zenitar 16mm runs it close for enjoyment

 

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Does half life-size, nice and sharp, good focus feel, and seems to work well with the $25 Tokina 2x I just bought...
Got it years back for $20 IIRC.
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• Dec 28, 2006

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neil holmes said:

The most FUN using right now is the
tinfoil tele 135 1.8 screwmount promura with 1.7x af adapter and
bit of foil. With the k100d at least I can PRETEND I have a 340mm
2.8 autofocus telephoto with image stabilisation for next to
nothing.

neil

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What is that? 135 f1.8? What's the foil part?
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• Dec 28, 2006

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Alberto Battelli said:

ccallana said:

Of the lenses I own? F50/1.7 - its not the one I use the most, but
it is my favorite as far as IQ and handling...

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OK. Which is the one you use the most? Why?

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I use the kit lens the most - 18-55. Its flexible, light, and I'm shooting indoors a lot - so I need the wide end. The 50 is a great lens, but hard to get shots inside my house on a crop camera.. field of view is too narrow. Need to pick up an FA35 or FA28

 

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• Dec 28, 2006

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My most used lenses are the DA16-45/4 and A70-210/4, but the one I really like using is the FA50/1.4, closely followed by the A*300/4
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I'll take the Tamron every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

I shoot the lights out at 50mm & 75mm so I need a lens that can give me great performance at both distances. Plus it has the flexibility to back out to 28mm when I need that.

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• Dec 28, 2006

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Thanks for reassuring my decision to get this lens.

 

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• Dec 28, 2006

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though they are so expensive!

 

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• Dec 28, 2006

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A few of my favourite lenses which are definitely

(1)smc PENTAX-FA Zoom 28mm - 70mm f/4 AL (which doesn't suffer from lens separation)

(2)smc PENTAX-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 (very sharp lens and has an effective macro use at the long end)
(3)Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8-4 macro 3rd gen

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neil holmes

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• Dec 28, 2006

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Alberto Battelli said:

neil holmes said:

The most FUN using right now is the
tinfoil tele 135 1.8 screwmount promura with 1.7x af adapter and
bit of foil. With the k100d at least I can PRETEND I have a 340mm
2.8 autofocus telephoto with image stabilisation for next to
nothing.

neil

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What is that? 135 f1.8? What's the foil part?
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http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=18695307

I am indebted to Brandrx and others on this one.

The lense is reasonably heavy and filter size is 82. Had mine for a long time but its very dirty inside...I think a previous owner tried to clean it.

It is a load of fun using this with the af adapter though does not always focus perfectly and is a bit hit or miss. Some pics ARE what I would be happy with from a really expensive lens. Think it works better in a fairly close range.

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• Dec 28, 2006

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The FA 28-70/4 AL - nice to see that someone else llikes it amongst all the expensive primes, FA*'s and Ltds. I think it is an absolute jem of a little lens.