Re: *ist D Pentax prime lenses
Does anyone have experience with the Tokina or the Tamron? Cotty don't you have the Tokina (ATX version) for your D60? Hi, does anyone know an old Sigma 2,8/18mm from ca. 1986? I think, it's not so brilliant in the corners as well, but I'm quite confident it will do it's job on an *ist-D. I bought it ca. 1989 for roundabout DEM 440,- in Hamburg (at 1000 Töpfe) which would be less than 250,- today. No idea, if these are still around, never seen such lens again. Thomas
Re: *ist D Pentax prime lenses
If I make it over there this summer you can try out my Pentax 15 f/3.5 - oh wait...that won't fit on your Canon D60. Bwahahahahahaha! ;-) I'll work on a K -- EOS adapter shortly. Mutley snigger Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/
*ist D Pentax prime lenses
My favourite lens for use with a 35mm SLR is a 35mm F2. From the Pentax prime lenses available at present which is the most suitable for use with the *ist D that will give me more or less a 35mm equivalent.? Harry -- Harold Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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-Original Message- From: Harold Owen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] My favourite lens for use with a 35mm SLR is a 35mm F2. From the Pentax prime lenses available at present which is the most suitable for use with the *ist D that will give me more or less a 35mm equivalent.? FA 24/2 = 36/2 more or less. tv
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Harry, The FA *24/2.0 will end up giving you the equivalent of a 36/2.0 - pretty close to your target. Bruce Tuesday, March 4, 2003, 10:18:07 AM, you wrote: HO My favourite lens for use with a 35mm SLR is a 35mm F2. HO From the Pentax prime lenses available at present which is the most HO suitable for use with the *ist D that will give me more or less a 35mm HO equivalent.? HO Harry
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My favourite lens for use with a 35mm SLR is a 35mm F2. From the Pentax prime lenses available at present which is the most suitable for use with the *ist D that will give me more or less a 35mm equivalent.? Harry The one and only, FA* 24mm f/2.0. Unfortunately it's bigger and heavier but what can you do? My biggest problem is to replace the 24mm, the Pentax 15mm is too expensive (so is the Sigma for that matter) and the Zenitar 16mm a semi-fisheye. The way i see it there is only two options, the tamron adaptall 17mm (but I don't like the 82mm filtersize) and tokina 17mm manual lenses. Of course Pentax will release some new wideangles this fall so maybe it's best to wait? Does anyone have experience with the Tokina or the Tamron? Cotty don't you have the Tokina (ATX version) for your D60? thanks Paul _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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My favourite lens for use with a 35mm SLR is a 35mm F2. From the Pentax prime lenses available at present which is the most suitable for use with the *ist D that will give me more or less a 35mm equivalent.? Hi Harry, 35mm f/2 would be a good choice for the *ist D as a 'standard' lens (52mm effective). Of course many photographers would consider the 35mm lens to be a standard lens on a 35mm film camera. Slightly wide, not a lot, great for street. To get there on the *ist D, you're looking at the 24mm 2.8 (36mm effective). But to get the equivelant of a 28mm lens, it starts getting tricky. The 20mm (30mm effective) is slightly long for 28. In 'A' lenses, the next one down is the megabucks 15 3.5 (22.5mm effective) and maybe too wide. There's the 18mm 3.5 (27mm effective) which would be ideal, but is rare and not cheap. This is why DAPS-sized DSLRs and wide angle lenses do not sit comfortably together. The Pancake 40mm (60mm effective) will make a nice standard lens on the long side. That will be a very small combination on the *ist D - could be a good street cam, that. For me, the 50 1.2 (75mm effective) would be a perfect partner. Good luck, HTH Cotty Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/
Re: *ist D Pentax prime lenses
My favourite lens for use with a 35mm SLR is a 35mm F2. From the Pentax prime lenses available at present which is the most suitable for use with the *ist D that will give me more or less a 35mm equivalent.? About a 24mm. But if you don't want to buy the 24/2 FA, wait till next Fall--Pentax may have something new for you. --Mike
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Paul Eriksson wrote: Does anyone have experience with the Tokina or the Tamron? Cotty don't you have the Tokina (ATX version) for your D60? The Tokina AT-X 17/3.5 is said to be outstanding. Unfortunately, Tokina has never made it in Pentax mount. The earlier Tokina SL-17 (RMC) is not nearly as good as the AT-X. Nor is it anywhere as good as the Tamron SP 17/3.5. It may even be the same as the Vivitar 19/3.5. The Tamron is said to be outstanding for its eerie lack of distortion. It has two shortcomings: low saturation and contrast, and lack of sharpness below f/8, at least in the corners. Well, on a DSLR, saturation and contrast are easily recovered after the shot; and the Tamron won't be using its corner glass, just the center, so sharpness across the frame should improve.
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Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I plumped for a used Sigma 14mm 2.8 from eBay. Still costly, but if you can live with the flare in direct sunlight (which I can't, so it pairs with a flag ALWAYS) is perfectly good. In shade or inside, it's a wonderful, if heavy, lens. Effective focal length on the D60 = 22.4mm, on the *ist D = 21mm. I have a K mount version of the old Tokina RMC 17mm and that's a nice poor-man's answer to the SMC 15 3.5. I have no experience of the Tokina AT-X 17mm that would give an effective length of 25.5mm on the *ist D, but more like 27mm on the D60 - not wide enough for me. I wanted wide wide wide for landscapes and parties. It will be interetsing to see what is up the Pentax sleeve in the fall. If I make it over there this summer you can try out my Pentax 15 f/3.5 - oh wait...that won't fit on your Canon D60. Bwahahahahahaha! ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
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the Tamron 17mm manual is noticeably less sharp than the Pentax 24mm f2, especially in the corners. Herb - Original Message - From: Paul Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 14:24 Subject: Re: *ist D Pentax prime lenses The way i see it there is only two options, the tamron adaptall 17mm (but I don't like the 82mm filtersize) and tokina 17mm manual lenses. Of course Pentax will release some new wideangles this fall so maybe it's best to wait?
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yeah but with a 24mm you dont get the corners!!! JCO -Original Message- From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *ist D Pentax prime lenses the Tamron 17mm manual is noticeably less sharp than the Pentax 24mm f2, especially in the corners. Herb - Original Message - From: Paul Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 14:24 Subject: Re: *ist D Pentax prime lenses The way i see it there is only two options, the tamron adaptall 17mm (but I don't like the 82mm filtersize) and tokina 17mm manual lenses. Of course Pentax will release some new wideangles this fall so maybe it's best to wait?
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My thought was to use it as a replacement for my FA* 24mm when it becomes ~35mm with the *istD. Would it be fine when used that way? the Tamron 17mm manual is noticeably less sharp than the Pentax 24mm f2, especially in the corners. The way i see it there is only two options, the tamron adaptall 17mm (but I don't like the 82mm filtersize) and tokina 17mm manual lenses. Of course Pentax will release some new wideangles this fall so maybe it's best to wait? _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
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On the APS sized sensor who cares about the corners? At 08:29 PM 3/4/2003 -0500, you wrote: the Tamron 17mm manual is noticeably less sharp than the Pentax 24mm f2, especially in the corners. Herb - Original Message - From: Paul Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 14:24 Subject: Re: *ist D Pentax prime lenses The way i see it there is only two options, the tamron adaptall 17mm (but I don't like the 82mm filtersize) and tokina 17mm manual lenses. Of course Pentax will release some new wideangles this fall so maybe it's best to wait? Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
