Nothing "wrong" with the 12~24 that I know of. I just didn't need the info since the lens is familiar to me. No need for a half dozen people mentioning it when there may be other lenses, unknown to me, that are worth considering.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: John Francis > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > > BTW, what's the widest lens currently available for this camera, Pentax or > > otherwise? No need to mention the new Penatx 12~24 zoom. > > Obviously the Pentax DA 14mm is a fairly wide option. > > As a matter of interest, what's wrong with the 12-24? > With only a 2:1 zoom range, I'd expect it might be as > good a performer as the 20-35, which seems to satisfy > some fairly picky users.