Lens Camera

Lens Camera
What kind of camera lens, do I need to buy ?

I have a good quality, Pentex, 35 mm film camera. In order to take studio quality portrait photos, what kind of lens and or other attachments that need to buy ?

A top choice would be the Pentax Telephoto SMCP-FA* 85mm f/1.4 IF Autofocus Lens. 85 mm is a classic "portrait prime" for 35 mm cameras. It lets you work at a comfortable distance from your subject, but is still useful in the confines of a studio.

If $800 is over your budget, the Pentax Telephoto SMCP-D FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro Autofocus Lens is a very good lens. It is selling with a $100 rebate right now taking the price from $540 to a very reasonable $440.

As far as other attchments, if you don't own a flash, get a good one. I'm looking at the Pentax AF-400T TTL Handle Mount Flash Kit and it seems quite capable. The main advantage is that it puts the flash high and away from the center of your lens and this will go a long way towards eliminating red-eye. If you can get a diffuser dome to use with the flash, you will have very even lighting with minimal shadows.

Speaking of shadows, it is a good idea to have a light source behind your subject. It needs to be strong enough to eliminate any shadows from your on-camera flash. You might get away with a bare 100 watt bulb in a lamp without a lampshade, just sitting on the floor out of the view of the camera.

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