I second the 12-24. It’s an excellent lens. The DA 16-45/4 is also a very good lens optically, although the build quality leaves something to be desired. But it’s usually available at bargain prices. I used one for quite some time with considerable success before selling it for about $250. Here’s one on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/PENTAX-smc-pentax-DA-ZOOM-16-45-mm-F-4-ED-AL-From-Japan-/221512275682?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item33932916e2 On Aug 25, 2014, at 10:02 PM, Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You really shouldn't count out the 12-24. Its a well regarded design > that dxomark ranks as one of the best performing zooms on pentax. Some > have claimed that it is actually sharper than the 15ltd, and across > the frame that might be true. My copy was incredibly sharp for a zoom. > Plus you get the nice range of 18-35 equivalent, which is actually a > really great range and more useful IMO than 10-20. i know its way out > of your range, but used copies can be found for 600+ if you look > around. Its not exactly fast, but the T stop seems closer to F4 than a > lot of my zooms, especially the DA 17-70. At 12mm, you can take some > impressively long exposures handheld with SR. Also, don't count out > the Samyang 14mm. Its fast and while not a perfect lens, is actually > pretty sharp. I think the DA 14mm edges it out though from the tests > I've seen. The DA has some gnarly field curvature though. Godrey is > right. Wide angle and cheap do not go in the same sentence. Especially > when you add the word quality. If you are hell bent on primes only, > I'd definitely look at the 15ltd and 21ltd. You'll get the most use > out of the 21ltd most likely depending on what you are shooting. > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> > wrote: >> Hi Eric: >> >> I'm a heavy DA 21 f3.2 shooter as well. Great lens. It's my go-to lens for >> travel, walkabouts, street, and landscape (though I use the DA* 50-135mm >> f2.8 a lot for landscape). You won't go wrong with this lens. >> >> Cheers, Christine >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Aug 25, 2014, at 8:09 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Eric, >>> >>> Good quality wide angle lenses always tend to be pricey. The DA21/3.2 >>> Limited was my go-to wide when I was shooting with Pentax gear, can't >>> recommend it enough, but it is fairly expensive. The other wide I liked a >>> lot was the DA14/2.8. >>> >>> I'd pick up one of the DA kit zooms as a temporary measure while I saved up >>> for the 14, 15, or 21 prime. The kit "normal" zooms all start at around 18 >>> mm or so, which gives you some good options for wide. >>> >>> Godfrey >>> >>> >>>>> They’re all out of my price range. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > -- > 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.
