I owned the manual focus version of this lens for quite some time and liked it for its good IQ and small size. I also enjoyed its close-up capabilities; not a macro, but it focused closer than just about any other 24mm (or 28mm) I've come across. When I look back at my photos with it, most of them tended to be close-ups. A couple of examples I have handy:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/miserere/2475111567/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/miserere/2455156403/in/photostream I sought the AF version for a long time but the few times I saw it for sale it went for far more than I would pay for it (on eBay). I would've gladly paid $135! But alas, Joe, you are a few years too late :-) For the book of anecdotes, I remember not being able to use the focus confirmation on my K10D with this lens when manual focusing because it would consistently miss focus (either back or front, I can't remember which, but always the same). Good luck with your sale! Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 14 December 2012 13:43, Joe Wilensky <jj...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Two lenses in excellent condition -- the AF Sigma 24mm f/2.8 Super-Wide II > and the MF (with Pentax-A contacts) Sigma 24mm f/2.8 Super-Wide II lenses in > Pentax mount. > > The AF lens seems to need a -1.0 EF adjustment on most Pentax digital bodies; > the MF lens needs -1.3 EF or so (this seems to be typical of Sigma lenses > from the film era on current Pentax bodies?) > > These are nice compact prime lenses and the AF version is not something > Pentax has ever had in its own lineup (only the very large and expensive 24mm > f/2.0). > > See a decent selection of comments and reviews on these two lenses here: > > http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/sigma-24mm-f2-8-af-super-wide-ii.html > > http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/sigma-24mm-f2-8-super-wide-ii.html > > Both are multicoated, have 52mm filter threads and I believe I have two > copies of the clip-on "Sigma perfect hoods" that go with them. > > The AF lens focuses in the "correct" Pentax direction; the MF lens is > opposite. F-stop ring is the correct Pentax direction on both lenses. They > both focus down to 0/6 ft./0.18 m. > > Asking $135 for the AF lens, $85 for the MF. > > Joe Wilensky > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
