On Jan 31, 2013, at 9:07 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > On Jan 31, 2013, at 19:34 , Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: >> >> The 40mm XS is remarkably tiny. I love 40mm on a full frame camera but it's >> not my favorite on the APC C bodies. But for an extra $90 what's not to like >> about the lens? >> > > I have my dad's old 40mm M lens. It's still...small. But for all its > awesome smallness, I never USE it. > > Worked great on the old MX. Black body, tiny lens, moderate wide-angle... > > On my K7 I'd love the same form-factor in a... a... yeah, I think the 21mm is > what I want. In my next lifetime.
Funny, it's the same AoV as the 58/1.4 that was effectively my only lens for about 20 years. The prime I almost never use on APS is my 50. Too long for a standard, too wide for a portrait, unless I'm shooting full body portraits. I think the reason I most often shoot at 50mm is because my 16-50 won't go any further. I bet that a K01 with the new 40 would be an awesome coat pocket camera. Just enough smaller than my DA40 on my K-x to make it a lot easier to slip into a jacket or a cargo pocket. And in the digital age, if you're doing a photo walk and it's not wide enough, just flip it vertical and take a stitch pano with it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
