Sounds like you have a kit that does exactly the right thing for you, Bob!
I also love that "90 degrees across the diagonal" field of view a lot, it's one of my favorites, which is why the only new lens I bought when I first got the Pentax was the DA14. I use the DA21 more now, mostly due to its very handy size, but that field of view was what pushed me to consider new equipment in 2004: what was available for the Canon 10D to enable that field of view was simply unsatisfactory and too expensive. G On Jan 27, 2007, at 12:55 PM, Bob W wrote: > Thanks. For me it's the 11-22mm and 14-54mm lenses and the lens mount > the confirmed my decision to go with Olympus. I still have the E-500 > with the 14-45mm kit lens, and I'll keep them. In a month or 2, before > I go to the Alps, I'll buy the 11-22mm lens, and then that's it, > probably, until the E-1 successor. > > In choosing which digital system to use I was limited by the number of > Contax CZ lenses I have, which I don't want to get rid of. A few weeks > ago I bought a Contax-Olympus adapter and was pleased with the > results, so that decided it for me. I like the field of view of a > 20-21mm lens on 35mm format - I use it surprisingly often, so it's > convenient that the 11-22 is available. The 14-54mm is, as you > suggest, a great range of focal lengths and they are high quality and > fast lenses, for zooms. I don't need better quality, and I still have > some very fast high quality primes (including my Leicas), so it works > out reasonably well for me. If I need long focal lengths, the CZ > lenses and the adapter work very well. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
