Hi Sandy: Like Godfrey, I'd like to recommend the Pentax DA 21mm. I did a
quick check in Lightroom, and since last March, I have shot over 1000 frames
with the 21mm; that surprised me; I didn't think I'd shot that many. I went
with the 21mm prime because I really wanted to go light in terms of weight
for the wide end and have a lens that wouldn't call attention to itself. I
am a huge fan of the DA* 50-135mm--a superb lens--and I'm sure the DA*
16-50mm f 2.8 is equally superb, but in considering a wide lens for weight,
street work, and family snaps, (anything really--Ted has shot some beautiful
landscapes with the 21mm) you just can't go wrong with 21mm. Despite its
3.2 f-stop, it also performs well in challenging light situations. I've put
together a gallery of 12 pics shot in different light situations. I didn't
use any flash for any of these pics. The meta data is at the top, and a
very brief description of the lighting situation is at the bottom.
All of these pics have had some tweaking in post-processing, but nothing
extensive--I might have lightened up darks or shadows a twinge or bumped up
the lights or increased exposure by +19 or 29---very quick tweaking done in
a matter of seconds. If I could only take two lenses while traveling, I
would take DA 21mm & the DA* 50-135mm----and, well, I'd probably have to
sneak the FA 50 mm f1.4 in my brazier--that's great lens too in my view--I'm
kind of partial to that lens as well :-).
Anyway, here's the link: http://www.caguila.com/caguila/21mm/index.html
HTH.
Cheers, Christine
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From: "Sandy Harris" <sandyinch...@gmail.com>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <PDML@pdml.net>
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 9:49 PM
Subject: Wide angle for K-X?
I'm on a limited budget, looking for fairly lightweight travel
combination. I have a fairly strong bias toward primes, though just
getting the 16-50 as a single lens does tempt me some.
My last good camera (stolen some time back & not yet replaced) was an
MX and on it, I used the 85/1.4 for at least 75% of shots and a 28 for
most others. I had the 40 mm pancake and a teleconverter, didn't use
either much. So this one will be a K-X with the 58/1.4 Voigtlander.
Comments on that choice appreciated too.
What I really want to know, though, is what can folks suggest as a
wide angle to go with that? Zeiss is beyond my budget and a 12-24 or
10-20 zoom too heavy. I need a good prime, around 24 mm, at a moderate
price. The Pentax 21/3.2 Limited and Sigma 24/1.8 are obvious
possibilities; either might suit but I'm not sure either is ideal for
me.
What else should I be considering? Checking Pentax's site, I don't see
a 24/2 or 24/2.8 among current offerings.
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