The 105/2.4 is great wide open. I shot a portrait of my daughter as she was doing her homework with the 6x7, handheld at 2.4 and 1/30th with good results. At that speed, one can't always get good results, but at 1/125, the 6x7 and 105 deliver every time. Paul
"Bill D. Casselberry" wrote: > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > ... It's hard to pass up a great deal on one of these cameras. > > Seemed "too good to be true to me. He had only had it for > sale for ~a week. Apparently a couple others expressed > intrest, but I had the wherewithal to be able to drive > home and be back w/ ten "US Grants" in 15 minutes. > > > The big camera is a great tool and I use it extensively, but > > that MX and pancake lens do still fit in my pocket. > > I'll probably continue w/ my "Bessa Technique" of taking > along the 300mm or 400mm (or both & TC) w/ one of the > Program series Pentax and using the tele as a sort of > spotmeter w/ same asa film in 35mm. I like that the 105 f2.4 > is said to be good at wide aperture, opening possibilities > for more "casual" handheld use at maximum shutter speeds. > > Bill > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast > > http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------- > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
