Four Favorite Lenses

Coiseam · 06-18-2020, 01:45 AM

Pentax 43 lim
Pentax 77 lim
Zeiss 28 2
Zeiss 50 1.4

normhead · 06-18-2020, 06:12 AM

The number of folks with no long glass never ceases to amaze me. Most don' have even 200mm.
Given the my 18-135 on the K-1 and that's my walk around lens many days, that's 200mm equivalent, and I often take my 200mm as a walk around on he K-1. It's hard to comprehend.

**Serkevan** · 06-18-2020, 06:52 AM

Tough question... considering there are a couple lenses I would like to have but don't have

.

FA 77 first, followed by M20/4 and F 50/1.7. I could live just with those but for convenience's sake I'll throw in the D FA 28-105 which is an absolute cracker.

I should get a 135/2.8 at some point.

Sandy Hancock · 06-18-2020, 06:56 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Serkevan

I should get a 135/2.8 at some point.

My FA135/2.8 is certainly a cracker. But not a Top Four lens.

**Serkevan** · 06-18-2020, 07:10 AM

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

My FA135/2.8 is certainly a cracker. But not a Top Four lens.

I guess the D FA* 70-200 (or maybe even the FA* 80-200/2.8) is better at being a 135/2.8, but I'm very biased towards smallish primes and my pockets are also not that deep

Since they are expanding the FF Limited lineup I can hope for a 130ish D FA Limited in the (not so distant) future, right?

normhead · 06-18-2020, 07:17 AM

I'm not sure 135mm is even a thing days.
I can't even remember when I last saw a 135mm FF image.

I see it on my K-3 all the time, because my 18-135 ends at 135mm so I might take an image at 135mm to avoid changing to a longer lens if it's close, but on my K-1 .

In my current library of 1340 images 23 are between 132mm and 137 mm, Most are taken with he DA 18-135 on the K-3. 3 are taken with th K-1, despite using the 55-300, DA*60-250 and F 70-210 on occasion, 135 mm doesn't seem to be a choice on FF. At least not for me.

**Serkevan** · 06-18-2020, 07:58 AM

Canon has an excellent 135/2, Sony brought out a 135/1.8 not so long ago (a couple years?). Fuji has an APS-C 90mm from 2015 I think. Samyang has a 135/2 as well but it's manual only.

They are certainly more niche than they used to be, but it's personally a very comfortable portrait/medium tele length. On a 70-210 tele I use the ~130-150mm focal length quite often.

06-18-2020, 01:45 AM	#16
Coiseam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 205	Pentax 43 lim Pentax 77 lim Zeiss 28 2 Zeiss 50 1.4

06-18-2020, 07:17 AM	#21
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	I'm not sure 135mm is even a thing days. I can't even remember when I last saw a 135mm FF image. I see it on my K-3 all the time, because my 18-135 ends at 135mm so I might take an image at 135mm to avoid changing to a longer lens if it's close, but on my K-1 . In my current library of 1340 images 23 are between 132mm and 137 mm, Most are taken with he DA 18-135 on the K-3. 3 are taken with th K-1, despite using the 55-300, DA60-250 and F 70-210 on occasion, 135 mm doesn't seem to be a choice on FF. At least not for me. Last edited by normhead; 06-18-2020 at 07:27 AM.*

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06-18-2020, 06:12 AM	#17
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	The number of folks with no long glass never ceases to amaze me. Most don' have even 200mm. Given the my 18-135 on the K-1 and that's my walk around lens many days, that's 200mm equivalent, and I often take my 200mm as a walk around on he K-1. It's hard to comprehend.

06-18-2020, 06:52 AM	#18
Serkevan Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,976	Tough question... considering there are a couple lenses I would like to have but don't have . FA 77 first, followed by M20/4 and F 50/1.7. I could live just with those but for convenience's sake I'll throw in the D FA 28-105 which is an absolute cracker. I should get a 135/2.8 at some point.

06-18-2020, 06:56 AM - 1 Like	#19
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,272	Originally posted by Serkevan I should get a 135/2.8 at some point. My FA135/2.8 is certainly a cracker. But not a Top Four lens.

06-18-2020, 07:10 AM	#20
Serkevan Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,976	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock My FA135/2.8 is certainly a cracker. But not a Top Four lens. I guess the D FA* 70-200 (or maybe even the FA* 80-200/2.8) is better at being a 135/2.8, but I'm very biased towards smallish primes and my pockets are also not that deep Since they are expanding the FF Limited lineup I can hope for a 130ish D FA Limited in the (not so distant) future, right?

06-18-2020, 07:58 AM	#22
Serkevan Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,976	Canon has an excellent 135/2, Sony brought out a 135/1.8 not so long ago (a couple years?). Fuji has an APS-C 90mm from 2015 I think. Samyang has a 135/2 as well but it's manual only. They are certainly more niche than they used to be, but it's personally a very comfortable portrait/medium tele length. On a 70-210 tele I use the ~130-150mm focal length quite often.

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