Quote: Mike said:
So could you see Pentax offering a 90mm f1.8 ...would be a great lens for theater work. I currently use my 50-135 f2.8 for that, but would love a 90mm f1.8. Add a 24mm F1.8 and along with the 55 f1.4 this would make a great treesome for available light work.
I assume you'd do the low light stuff with manual focus - leaving the gates wide open for any of the 85mm lenses for reasonable money (obviously the faster the less reasonable).
Wide angle theater lenses I have never used, but would go with one of the good 28/2.8 lenses.
Coming to the long lens, I think Hinman's football lens is just right for usage straight from f/2.8 (mtf data for this lens proves this). It's called a bokeh master also, worth a try I think. To date I can't post full open portraits from it but am confident it would do eqally well.
Hin's football lens on K100D, minimal PP, ca. f/5.6
Best, Georg (the other)