On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:54:05 -0400, Amy Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I should probably add what I'm going to use it for. LEGO photography. > Architectural models, basically. Something like this... > > http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church > > The wide prime is primarily for taking photos from within the model > (camera mounted inside, DOF calculated because I can't see through the > viewfinder). Ideally a physically small lens is best. > > Thanks, > Amy >
Love the "cats in church" series <vbg>. I especially like your comment that they left so much cat hair on the floor that you had to vacuum before you installed the pews. <LOL>. cheers, frank > I previously wrote: > > I picked up an *istD a couple days ago and I'm now wondering > > what folks use for a wide prime with this thing. I currently > > have a 28/2.8, 50/1.4 and 77/1.8, all pentax. I'm looking for > > something to use as I was using the 28, so I guess I'm looking > > for something in the 14-20 range, AF a plus but not necessary. > > Any suggestions? Should I make the choice as I would for 35mm > > or are there special *istD considerations beyond the 1.5 > > multiplier? It'd be a real plus to be able to use the super- > > wide with the 35mm bodies, so I'm leaning toward not getting > > the DA 14mm. > > -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
