35mm f2.4 is not really that much slower than the Nikon 35mm f1.8 and since we are talking about shooting wide open, it will perform superbly wide open.

Pentax don't have a cheap 50mm f1.8 lens, but you can opt to spend a bit more on an FA 50mm f1.4. Perhaps they don't have a 50mm f1.8 because so many people pick up a m/f 50mm f1.7 for thirty quid for the M version and fifty quid for the A.

Is it more ethically acceptable to use a long lens and photograph people unawares? And if you get 'caught' doing that, I suspect the subject would be more upset than if you'd been braver and made your presence as a photographer known.

Act like you're photographing a general scene and let the subject walk into the frame. Or fire off a few shots of surrounding buildings and then go for your true subject. People who really really object to being photographs will give you a wide berth.

Fantastic mossy sculptures with classy bokeh in the background. The title for the thread reads like one of those annoying Daily Express/Mail headlines

Just come across this rather interesting piece from Shutterfinger

Tips for jpeg shooters.

Ahhhh!

Yes every bit as good. I love the shot where the guy's head is cropped off, but at the bottom of the shot he's holding a National Geographic with a head shot on the cover. http://www.vivianmaier.com/media/gallery/color/may-1979.jpg

I know that PL filters can create a dark area in the sky, but they should still work. Shouldn't be an issue with ND/GND filters AFAIK.

PS if you are a bit clumsy, a rubber hood will help absorb any knocks to the front of the lens.

I have tried Panamoz, the item was out of stock though. Or they couldn't get stock at the price listed on their site. They're grey importers I think. I'd get a used f4-5.6 one - they come up regularly on the forum. You can then ask the seller for a sample pic so you know what you're getting.

Looks cool to me... I sport a similar look myself (like JW, not so much through choice as necessity :blush

Well you don't have to use it at 8mm all the time, and image quality and distortion improves across the frame as you zoom in. But yeah for that you have to lug around a slightly larger lens, difficult to use filters etc.