Today I had a good hour on the streets with my 5D and a 50mm lens. It’s been a long time since I used the 50mm now, but it was very pleasant to carry a setup that didn’t scream “PHOTOGRAPHER” two blocks away.
While my Canon zooms, namely the 70-200 f/4L IS, the 24-105 f/4L IS and the 17-40 f/4L are magnificent, they are also huge. That’s a big problem on the street, but even while doing nature photography it’s a problem. Due to some back problems, I am reluctant to carry more than one of those lenses, and even then the setup is heavy on my sholder. Im really thinking more and more of the Pentax gear. So far the starting setup would look something like this.
- K7 body
- The kit zoom for family snaps (doesn’t really add much cost)
- DA 21mm f/3.2
- DA 35mm f/28 Macro
- DA 70mm f/2.4
After that, some potential candidates would be
- DA 15mm f/4
- DA* 50-135mm f/4
- DA* 16-50mm f/4
- DA* 55mm f/1.4
It is always good to have a zoom or two, and the DA* lenses are weather sealed as well, so there is an added benefit.
Anyway, here is some of the pictures from today. Remember, click on them to see a bigger version.
