I've thought about that too, but I've kind of got 20mm covered with the
FA 20-35mm it really is a very nice lens and though it's a bit bulkier
than a good prime, it's very light. It's also very sharp, and exhibits
very little distortion. On APS-C it's not very wide, really, which is
the appeal of the Samyang, which at least gets me close to Ultra wide
territory, also the Samyang is designed for FF, so if ever win the
lottery, and Ricoh actually releases the FF Pentax K mount I'll be ready.
Oh, yea, it's not autofocus, but that's the least of my worries. At
Hyperfocal distance a 14mm lens has a range of acceptable focus from
about 14 feet to infinity. With those numbers manual focus is like
horse shoes.
On 4/28/2015 11:26 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
You might also consider the Pentax 21mm f3.2 Limited. The SMC version
(used) can be had for nearly the same price as the Bower.
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=&lens=80
http://www.flickriver.com/lenses/pentax/smcpda21mmf32al/
Obviously not as wide as the 14mm Samyang. But a much smaller package
(119 gr vs 558 gr) and autofocus. Price favors Samyang if comparing
new to new.
I'm very happy with my Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 for the ultrawide side
of things, but recently I find myself drawn to that little 21mm Pentax
Limited.
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:35 PM, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote:
So for quite some time now I've been debating the merits of buying an
extra-ultra wide angle lens. Since going digital the only really wide lens
I've been using is my old K 17mm f4.0 fisheye, which is kinda like a having
a 24mm lens on a 35mm film body but with just incredible barrel distortion,
but not fish eye.
I've been debating getting the 15mm f4 the 14mm f2.8 one of the Zooms either
the Pentax 12-24 or one of the Sigma Zooms. The Samyang 10mm is really very
tempting, but I'm not sure that I'd use it enough to justify it's rather
steep price, especially as it's quite bulky and I've been trying very hard
to keep the lenses in my kit as small as possible.
It hasn't helped that I've spent the last few years pretty broke.
Well now B&H photo has the Samyang 14mm f2.8 in Bower livery for only about
$260. Pretty much every review I've read about it says it's an awesome lens
for the price, and at this price I almost have to get one.
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