![]() ![]() If it was a couple of £hundred I might bite too, but of the 3, it’s the most expensive and a focal length I’m least likely to use, so I’ve not bitten the bullet. ![]() Every time I mention the fact that I have two of them on social media someone pops up suggesting that I should definitely buy the 31mm to complete the set. There is actually already a bit of an overview review here on 35mmc that covers all of these alongside the Pentax MZ-S – a camera that I have also fairly recently acquired.Īll 3 of these lenses are really highly regarded, and come with price tags to match. There were quite a few lenses in the FA series, but there were only 3 “Limited” lenses – the 31mm f/1.8, 43mm f/1.9 and 77mm f/1.8. The Pentax 77mm Limited comes from the FA line lenses the Pentax made in the 90s. In fact, for what it is, I’d go as far to say that it’s actually quite a small lens – something that has also definitely helped it find favour with me. It’s an f/1.8 lens, so it’s not as absurdly massive as the 7Artisans beast was. I just can’t be doing with massive lenses. I swapped it for a Skyllaney lens with Chris who is getting more enjoyment out of it than I ever was going to. It was too big, which was it’s demise in the end. With the 7A 75mm lens I didn’t spend much time with it shooting outside of the house. Not so tight that I had to be half a mile away from the girls when I was photographing them, but tight enough that I wasn’t right in their faces. Despite that being a rangefinder lens, I really took to the framing with that lens too. I recognised this feeling from when I shot the 7Artisans 75mm f/1.25. The more I used it though, the more it felt closer to a normal field of view. To start with, I recognised it as being closer to the 85mm field of view that I’m used to at work. When I first the camera to my eye with the lens attached it felt like a very natural frame to me. This is perhaps why I initially really hit it off with the Pentax 77mm Limited. I find shots easier and framing more readily satisfying. I also like the field of view and perspective compression the comes with a short tele. I find the focal length just right for capturing people at their most natural. ![]() ![]() If you happen to find me photographing an event for example (not that I’ve shot any for a while now of course – thanks covid), you’ll more often than not find me aiming an 85mm at people. I do like a short tele lens though, and for work, they are definitely my preference over anything else. I’ve perhaps just not spent enough time persevering with them to feel as comfortable as I do with a 50mm on a rangefinder. Simon King makes a very strong case with his work that a 90mm lens can be a perfect companion to a Leica rangefinder. Of course, it’s not that rangefinders are totally inappropriate tools for telephoto photography. I have a ZM 85mm now that I’m happy with, but it gets used quite sparingly due to the various shortcomings of using rangefinders with telephoto lenses – small frame lines being the primary one for me. At the time, I didn’t think I would use it as much as the 43, but a month or so in, I’ve used it significantly more!įor my personal photography, as someone who defaults to shooting with a rangefinder, the idea of shooting a short telephoto lens isn’t one that regularly pops into my head. I’d bought the 43mm f/1.9 Limited a few weeks before and was impressed, so when the 77 surfaced in my local London Camera Exchange I decided to take a punt. Not so long ago I picked up the Pentax 77mm Limited f/1.8 lens on a bit of a whim. ![]()
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