These are the lens I bought, appreciate opinions.

Awesome appreciate you telling me that. I just won the lens for $255.00, great deal, a new one would be well over a hundred more. Can't wait to try it out.
 
Congrats Saiaf... that price is pretty much what I paid for with my 85mm f/1.8 from KEH.

It has been one of my favorite lenses and I'm sure you'll love it as well. You now have a lens over 'normal' perspective. I would say you have the basic makings of a good lens assortment.

Best of luck and post back your findings. We are all interested.

And to Bwest... thanks! :)
 
Thanks a lot Prodigy, I just recieved my 35mm in the mail and I popped it on and I was shocked by how beautiful the image was. I did a close up and it was great, and I did full body shots and those were great looking as well. I'm just so used to looking through the normal dvx (boring) lens :) nothing special but now I'm excited. Here's another question if you don't mind. What is the purpose of that clear spinning disc inside the lens adapter? Flip the switch and the disc spins. I mean is it neccessary? And btw you said that you got the best results from your 85mm, by doing what? Close ups? Wider shots? Thanks a lot bro, I've been learning a lot.
 
Are you asking why having a disc there at all or why have it spinning?
If it wasn't necessary i doubt so many adapters would to it :)
The disc is there because you need a plane for the image to be projected onto so you will get the same fov and dof as with a 35mm camera. It spins to make the grain on the disc less visible.
 
Thanks matty just searched it and read it somewhere. I was confused as to why it was there. No ones ever talked about it when mentioning 35mm adapters, so I was like hmmmm when I got it.
 
About the 85mm, that was just my opinion. I like it because it is a fast lens (f/1.8), it's a nicely built lens, and the field of view suits my taste. I love the look of telephoto lenses (very compressed background and less dof) and I find the 85mm just right for my style. I usually use it for close ups and medium shots, but it is possible to do any kind of shot with it.

I shoot with friends and fellow film students all the time and it seems most of them like the classic 50mm f/1.4 the best and the 85mm f/1.8 in close second...

It's all just my opinion. Just love that lens.
 
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