I felt the same way with the FA20-35 ... until I had the DA21. Then my use of the zoom pretty much stopped as I found the prime to be that significant increment more capable a performer. A 20-35 plus a 70 is a remarkably complete kit for a tremendous amount of work.
Godfrey On Apr 8, 2008, at 6:45 AM, Steve Desjardins wrote: > But you're not a singular deviant . . . ;-) > > I have actually used the FA20-35 as my only lens. Had the 40 as well, > but never used it. This lens just works well, all prime/zoom issues > aside. I keep thinking of getting the DA 21, but the FA20-35 is so > light (and not much slower) that I'm not sure why I really need it. A > good kit for me would be the FA20-35 and either the FA 50 1.4 or the > DA > 70. The latter lenses are just so small there's no reason not to take > them. I like the idea of just having one lens, but I have to keep > reminding myself that this isn't a game show and that there is > really no > practical barrier. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
