Thanks, Steve—for the comments and the reference. Eric > On May 16, 2015, at 11:09 PM, steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> wrote: > > On 2015-05-16 7:56 , Eric Weir wrote: > >> Thinking about zooms, though, has got me thinking about primes as an >> alternative. I love my a 28/2.8 but I want a wider field of view. I’m >> tempted by the pentax 15/4 limited and smc 21/3.2 limited. I’d like to avoid >> noticeable distortion, i.e., noticeable to people without your expertise, >> which includes me. Would the 15 be OK in that regard? >> >> Opinions about these lenses or suggestions for others, preferably autofocus, >> would be appreciated. > > i have the DA 15/4 ltd; it's a nice lens with moderate distortion; there are > lens corrections you can apply to eliminate most lens distortion; more > prominent than distortion is some softness of the edges; that doesn't matter > at all with some subjects, but it's noticeable on landscapes > > i have a DA 16-45/4 too, but haven't used it in a couple of years; i only use > the 15 a few times a month, though; one of the cool things about the 15 is > you can point it at the sun or a street light at night and get very minimal > flare > > you should be able to look at a lot of images taken by either lens via a > search on Flickr, or on pentaxforums.com > > > -- > 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.
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