I couldn't get by with such a tight FOV. I frequently have to shoot rooms and car interiors. 18 mm on APS can't handle that, but the DA 12-24 does it nicely. Paul On Jan 16, 2007, at 12:28 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
> Diff'rent strokes indeed. > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> I couple the DA14 with the FA20-35 and DA21, Paul, so the wide field >> coverage is nicely covered for my uses. I love the DA14's field of >> view, but even with that I use the FA20-35 at 28-35mm much more than >> I use it at 20mm, and I use the DA21 a LOT. The FA20-35 nets nearly >> prime quality performance at 20, 24, 28 and 35 mm settings ... while >> it's not much sharper or contrastier than the 16-45 at the same focal >> length settings, I find the corner/edge performance wide open to be a >> little better and the out of focus rendering quality to be superior. >> >> Handling is very important to me, however, due to some of the subject >> matter that I like to shoot (people) so smaller and lighter is always >> a plus. The 12-24 is even larger/bulkier than the DA14, which is my >> largest, bulkiest lens, and that is one of the reasons I use it a >> little less than I would otherwise. The only thing I miss with the >> FA20-35 is the lack of Quickshift focusing ... but it's so contrasty >> even wide open that manual focusing with it is a joy. >> >> Diff'rent strokes, eh? ;-) > > For my wide angle needs I have FAJ 18-35/4-5.6 lens which I primarily > use at 18 mm. It is smaller than 16-45 and it handles very nicely. I > have a soft spot for zoom lenses that do no just extend from wide to > long end but rather have a minimal size in the middle of their zoom > range (for 18-35 it is about 24 mm). My very sample of exceptionally > good optically, even wide open it produces quite nice pictures. > > I admit that I might like 20-35/4 Godfrey has mentioned, but 18-35 > does > it very nicely for me. > > Again, this is my warped mind and my own shooting habits. > > Boris > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
