Originally posted by drinkyT Good evening everyone,
I am looking for a recommendation on a portrait lens for my K1000. I just purchased a wide-angle lens the other day, I'm trying to cover all my areas of photography lens wise. I am looking for a good portrait lens (I don't know what MM I need), I've read many photographers just use a zoom lens, however, I am not sure. While I'm here a great suggestion on a zoom lens would be very helpful too! I appreciate all of your help and sorry for such a beginner question.
If you are not going into DSLR but want to stay with 35mm film:
Zoom:
- SMC Pentax A70-210 (one of the very few non AF-Zooms I kept)
- SMC Pentax M35-70 (another one I kept):
Primes (quite a bit more expensive but for a reason):
Any 80/85mm is a classical portrait-lens, not cheap but worth it:
K85/1,8 or with M42-adapter the Takumar 85/1,9 or 1,8
The M80/2 is wonderfull small and very much liked.
A 100/macro is supersharp but you see every pimple. Tricky imo.
But of course, a M100/2,8 macro is cheap to find and has its virtues.
Almost forgot, a bit longer, but one of my ever favourits:
SMC K120/2,8