02-16-2011, 01:20 PM
[quote name='koffiejunkie' timestamp='1297845097' post='6151']
You don't say why you're after fast primes. Extreme subject isolation? Or low light capabilities? I'll assume the latter.
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Both, but clearly more of the former.
[quote name='koffiejunkie' timestamp='1297845097' post='6151']
Have you looked at Pentax? They do APS-C specific fast primes, and really good ones too. The K5 is pretty much as good as it gets in APS-C DSLR land with respect to low light and high ISO right now. The body is compact, of very high build quality, and fully weather sealed (like the Nikon D3 and Canon 1D series). If you're into that sort of thing, you can get some great older lenses on ebay, for example the 50mm f/1.2. Best of all, *ALL* your primes are stabilized thanks to the in-body stabilisation. If you're after a solution for shooting low light with fast primes, it doesn't get any better right now.
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The only non-discontinued fast (where fast is faster than f/1.4) prime is the 55/1.4, the others are rather slow. I agree that for low light capabilities the in-body stabilization is nice, but they would have to come up with a 35/1.4 (roughly) for me take a closer look. That said, 35/1.4 on APS-C is not nearly as nice as 50/1.4 on FF.
You don't say why you're after fast primes. Extreme subject isolation? Or low light capabilities? I'll assume the latter.
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Both, but clearly more of the former.
[quote name='koffiejunkie' timestamp='1297845097' post='6151']
Have you looked at Pentax? They do APS-C specific fast primes, and really good ones too. The K5 is pretty much as good as it gets in APS-C DSLR land with respect to low light and high ISO right now. The body is compact, of very high build quality, and fully weather sealed (like the Nikon D3 and Canon 1D series). If you're into that sort of thing, you can get some great older lenses on ebay, for example the 50mm f/1.2. Best of all, *ALL* your primes are stabilized thanks to the in-body stabilisation. If you're after a solution for shooting low light with fast primes, it doesn't get any better right now.
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The only non-discontinued fast (where fast is faster than f/1.4) prime is the 55/1.4, the others are rather slow. I agree that for low light capabilities the in-body stabilization is nice, but they would have to come up with a 35/1.4 (roughly) for me take a closer look. That said, 35/1.4 on APS-C is not nearly as nice as 50/1.4 on FF.