On Sun, 9 Sep 2001 at 01:44:53 -0700, "Mark D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I must confess that lately, I've been shooting with less and less
> depth of field. To that end, I've been looking for a portrait lens
> that can be shot wide open but still retain a fair amount of
> sharpness. I have the SMCP 105/2.8. It's an excellent lens but
> doesn't really give me that eyes sharp but everything else out of
> focus look. Well, not as dramatically as I'd like.
I'm partial to my old Vivitar 90mm f/2.8 macro (pre Series I -- went
out of production ca. 1979) for portrait work. The focal length is
just right and I've taken many portraits of exceptional quality with
it. I can't even speculate on why this lens produces such nice
portraits. The FA 100mm f/2.8 macro is perhaps the closest current
Pentax lens and I've also had good results with it.
I consider the FA 77mm f/1.8 too short a focal length for good
portraiture.
--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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