Graham Mitchell
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I love the 110mm f2 (Rollei mount) lens and use it frequently. If you shoot it wide open you do need good eyes and technique to avoid missing too many shots. When you nail it, the results are wonderful.
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Dan, this is probably the least expensive and most reasoned approach (this type of thinking doesn't belong in Dante's Forum...). No doubt it has more flexibility in different situations and be relatively easy to focus. It's just so much more fun to spend other people's money, albeit acquiring much more capable equipment.If you want to avoid a big investment, an old AFD/I/II/III and the 150 3.5
The 150 3.5 can be had for really cheap yet renders beautifully. I think I got mine for under $300 and it's nauseatingly sharp and very creamy bokeh. I can only dream of how good the 150 D is though.
Also, if you go DF. The Paul C. Buff Cybersyncs can sync at full 1/1600th with no light loss as well (I'm sure others would cringe just on the name but they're inexpensive, and damn reliable and small, and not sold by the DMF dealers so obviously they'll tell you they suck haha)
I speak from probably being the most broke and cheapest guy in this section so I speak from what I've usedDan, this is probably the least expensive and most reasoned approach (this type of thinking doesn't belong in Dante's Forum...). No doubt it has more flexibility in different situations and be relatively easy to focus. It's just so much more fun to spend other people's money, albeit acquiring much more capable equipment.
If you do go this route with the older generation Mam/Phase bodies, remember to use only Energizer Lithium AAs, as they for some reason address the slight power draw issue and last longer.
For the DF, it's true---the Cybersyncs do work for high flash sync, but not bulletproof quite. Pita with batteries (coin watch type) which aren't as easily available, and should be packed along. The Einstein monolights do have a short flash duration so work well in this regard.
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For chasing around an event or the house, I would agree. But for a formal studio situation, the DF does an excellent job with with childern, IMO.Forget the DF for Children. It is too slow for this.