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A portrait of Nila (First time with a Pentax K-3)

Started Feb 20, 2017 | Photos thread
miles green
miles green Veteran Member • Posts: 7,827
Re: A portrait of Nila (First time with a Pentax K-3)

Manzur Fahim wrote:

I am thinking maybe to try the K-1 with the Pentax 70-200mm f/2.8. As I am not to familiar with the Pentax lenses, is there any specific lens that is really good for portraits? Maybe I can request them to get me one of those too K-1 looks really cool and I cannot wait to bench it against the D810

In that case i would recommend you look at the FA77mm f/1.8 This is an old lens but takes really stunning portraits, with very special rendering and transitions. It's an older lens, with screw AF. It focuses slowly and more hesitantly than a modern lens, but it's accurate and very sharp. And tiny.

The FA 43mm f/1.9 can also create nice results, especially flattering wide open, having high resolution but not too high contrast wide open. stopped down it's very sharp.

We should have new lens announcements any day now with CP+ at the end of the month.

With posed portraiture (=subject staying still) in available light you can shoot at crazy low shutter speeds, with prime lenses, thanks to SR.

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Miles Green
Pentaxian with chronic LBA since 1997
Corfu, Greece
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