On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 03:08:43PM +1000, Tanya Love wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I?d love to hear your suggestions for the best wide angle lens I can get my
> hands on to shoot interiors. I need it to be as fast as possible, and if it
> is a zoom, I need constant aperture through-out. Many of the interiors
> (babies nurseries) that I am shooting are required to be shot using only
> available light, so this is why the faster, the better. And, able to give
> the best resolution as possible.
>
> I will be using it on the K-7. It doesn?t have to be a Pentax lens, I just
> want good glass, good price and as wide as possible. Wide angle zooms are
> ok, although I know that it is rare to find one as optically good as the
> prime equivalents.
It's not that hard nowadays, if you're prepared to dig deep into your wallet.
I believe Paul Stenquist has the Pentax 12-24, and speaks well of it. It's
only f4, which is probably the biggest strike against it.
The DA* 16-50 isn't quite as wide, but it is a stop faster. I have one of
these as my primary lens, and am more than satisfied with it. It's quite
good fairly close up, too - in fact it's easier to fill the frame with a
subject using the 16-50 than it is with the 50-135, because quite often
the minimum focussing distance of the 50-135 can be the limiting factor.
For non-Pentax glass the Sigma 10-20 seems to gather favourable press.
Apart from the zooms there's also the DA 14mm, another f/2.8 contender.
> I also love to shoot babies/kids faces close up with a wide angle
> perspective, so something that would suit this purpose would be great too.
> If it had a nice macro function, I wouldn?t complain either!
>
> Also, does anyone have the DA Fishe-Eye 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 and if so, what are
> your thoughts on it?
I wouldn't use a fish-eye as an everyday lens, especially for faces.
But it's a fun toy to have in the arsenal:
http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0810
http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0745
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