Hi everyone!
I haven’t posted too many messages here, but I have been browsing the forum for years.
In few months we are expecting our first baby. I’ve been searching and reading posts from this and the other forum to get some idea what lens I should get to shoot newborn babies and later toddlers.
I would appreciate any comments, suggestion and help on this
Currently I have K-7, DA 18-135mm WR and DA 55-300mm.
I’d like to get some faster lens(es) to shoot inside and also outside for nice bokeh
My budget is no more than $1000.
Thinking about it again and again I ended up with the following choices:
1. DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Ltd & DA 70mm F2.4 Ltd – cons: not as fast as choice 2., 5, or 7.; pros: both are excellent primes, macro can be useful for shooting baby close ups or other
2. DA 35mm F2.4 & FA 77mm F1.8 Ltd – cons: DA 35mm F2.4 is plastic, has no quick shift, not as sharp as the macro ltd; pros: FA 77mm is superb quality and fast
3. DA* 50-135mm F2.8 – cons: bulky, heavy, I have the range covered by my DA 18-135mm WR; pros: zoom, faster than the 18-a35mm WR
4. FA 31mm F1.8mm – cons: expensive, can’t afford to buy second lens with this one (DA 70 or FA77); pros: one of the best lenses, fast
5. FA 50mm F1.7 (or F1.4) ? – I could get this one to start with, it is fast, sharp and cheap, and I could decide what to get later
6. FA 43mm F1.9 - pros: super sharp, good focal length; cons: can't think of any other than I don't know which other lens to add here...
EDIT: after looking at the
reviews I had to add FA 43mm Ltd to my list too! Gosh the decision is becoming harder and harder!
Cheers,
Marek
Last edited by mKlus; 12-30-2011 at 03:33 PM.
Reason: Added FA 43mm Ltd to do list :O