Hi All,
Went again to Big Camera in Nagoya and they were rearranging the whole DSLR department (guess we have some new camera announcements coming up) and confirmed the working distance of the 50-135 mm will be right for me.
Inside it will be perfect for candid portrait of my kids. If the kids are close I need to zoom out to 50 to still have there full face fit within the frame. If they are on the other side of the room I can utilize my tools perfectly!!!
For outside I just zoom in to 135 to be able to also get facial portraits there. When they grow up and play further away I will probably need to make full body pictures either way. Or I can go close myself, because I don't have to watch them that much any more and can execute my photography hobby more freely.
For close-up on the other side of the soccer field I will need another lens that I don't want now either way...
Some good and some bad news, if you want a different color then black, then you have to get the 18-55 kit lens with it. But at least at B&H the body seperately is actually more expensive than the kit. So that lens is kind of cheaper than for free. I will try that out without throwing away any money at this point in time and decide later if I need to get something more on that side.
Oh, they didn't have many colors in the shop and at B&H they only of four either (black, white, red and navy blue). But also here I have good news, look here:
Japanese commercial for PENTAX K-x - have to see (sufficient English available to navigate site)!!!
(you can look up your camera + lens in any color combination, but just clicking on small camera on the left top)
I am probably going for Olive Green body with Black grip, but let me know which color you would go for!!!
PS: Some price info (before >10% discount, including tax):
Pentax 50-135 F2.8 = 126,000 Yen
Sigma 50-150 F2.8 = 98,000 Yen
Sigma 50 F1.4 = 56,700 Yen
- Will this prime given better brokeh than 50-135 F2.8 used at e.g. 100 mm?
Flashes (before > 5% discount, including tax):
Sigma EF 530 DG Standard = 20,800 Yen
Sigma EF 530 DG Super = 29,000 Yen
Pentax AF 360 FGZ = 23,400 Yent
- The Sigma actually looked pretty BIG, is the Pentax any good?
PS: The 50-135 is actually bigger than the attached lens below. With a small prine the K-x becomes nic and compact, almost like GF1 with 20 mm F1.7...
Last edited by JoepLX3; 08-17-2010 at 05:04 AM.