Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-31 Thread Eric Weir
Glad to hear you like yours, Jack. I sense I’m going to like mine, too. Eric > On May 30, 2015, at 7:36 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > You would have paid a steep price > for my copy of the DA16-45, Eric! > Good choice! > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 30, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Paul Stenquist

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-31 Thread Eric Weir
Thanks, Paul. The help I got here informed my choice. I sense I’ll be very happy with it. Eric > On May 30, 2015, at 6:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > The 16-45 is an outstanding value. It shoots much better than it looks or > feels. You will like it. > > Paul via phone > >> On May 30, 2015

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-31 Thread Eric Weir
Thanks, Mark. I suspect I will, too. Eric > On May 30, 2015, at 6:33 PM, Mark C wrote: > > I'm sure you'll be happy with your selection, Eric - it's an excellent lens. > > Mark > > On 5/30/2015 2:58 PM, Eric Weir wrote: >>> On May 16, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >>> >>> Thanks again

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-30 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Jack Davis : You would have paid a steep price for my copy of the DA16-45, Eric! Good choice! Yes - hard to find anything bad to say about it. My only regret is that I don't use it as often since I got the 18-135. I've just become more lazy as I get older... Cheers Brian ++

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-30 Thread Jack Davis
You would have paid a steep price for my copy of the DA16-45, Eric! Good choice! J Sent from my iPhone > On May 30, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > The 16-45 is an outstanding value. It shoots much better than it looks or > feels. You will like it. > > Paul via phone > >> On May

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
The 16-45 is an outstanding value. It shoots much better than it looks or feels. You will like it. Paul via phone > On May 30, 2015, at 6:33 PM, Mark C wrote: > > I'm sure you'll be happy with your selection, Eric - it's an excellent lens. > > Mark > > On 5/30/2015 2:58 PM, Eric Weir wrote:

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-30 Thread Mark C
I'm sure you'll be happy with your selection, Eric - it's an excellent lens. Mark On 5/30/2015 2:58 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On May 16, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Thanks again to all who responded to my request for input regarding wide angle zooms. FWIW,regarding them, I’m leaning toward

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-30 Thread Eric Weir
> On May 16, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > > Thanks again to all who responded to my request for input regarding wide > angle zooms. FWIW,regarding them, I’m leaning toward the pentax 16-45/4 or > the new sigma 17-40/2.8. The latter is especially attractive, though more > expensive, but

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-17 Thread Eric Weir
Thanks, Darren. For the links regarding the 15 and 21 mm lenses and the Tamron 17-50. > On May 16, 2015, at 11:22 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > > Eric, > I don't have either one, but here are examples taken with the 21mm HD: > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=&lens=4092

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-17 Thread Eric Weir
Thanks, Steve—for the comments and the reference. Eric > On May 16, 2015, at 11:09 PM, steve harley 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’

Re: Short Zooms vs Short Primes

2015-05-17 Thread Eric Weir
> On May 17, 2015, at 3:53 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > > As a travel and street photographer, I use the fast and brutally sharp > Tamron 17- 50/2.8. Sometimes I need a wider lens like at the Photo > Walk in the Castro & Mission area San Francisco - full of beautiful > murals and wall art - see samp

Short Zooms vs Short Primes

2015-05-17 Thread Bipin Gupta
Dear Stan, Street Photography requires you:- a) to be fast most of the time before that super photo opportunity is lost. b) Sometimes it also requires you to be discreet, which means you must shoot fast and disappear into the crowds. c) Tall structures like Skyscrapers throw deep shadows which requ

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-16 Thread Darren Addy
Eric, I don't have either one, but here are examples taken with the 21mm HD: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=&lens=4092 and the SMC 21mm: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=&lens=80 And here are the 15mm versions. HD: http://www.pentaxphotog

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-16 Thread steve harley
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

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-16 Thread Eric Weir
> On May 16, 2015, at 4:10 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Do I rave? :-). Cheers, Christine Well, that’s my recollection—my vague recollection. And you know how reliable that is. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-16 Thread Christine Aguila
Do I rave? :-). Cheers, Christine Christine Aguila, Asst. Professor Communications Dept. Truman College FC4 President On May 16, 2015, at 1:15 PM, Eric Weir wrote: >> On May 16, 2015, at 10:05 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >> I’m a huge fan of the DA 21mm f3.2! Can’t say enough about the l

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-16 Thread Eric Weir
> On May 16, 2015, at 10:05 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > I’m a huge fan of the DA 21mm f3.2! Can’t say enough about the lens. When I > travel, it’s often my go-to lens, especially when in urban areas for street > photography. Sometimes it’s a bit wide for certain shots, but then I crop >

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-16 Thread Eric Weir
> On May 16, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > > The DA21/3.2 is a favorite lens; like Christine I often find it is THE lens > on my camera when walking city streets. I like the DA15/4 as well and pretty > much always include it in my travel kit. Small, light, I can find a place to > put

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-16 Thread Stan Halpin
The DA21/3.2 is a favorite lens; like Christine I often find it is THE lens on my camera when walking city streets. I like the DA15/4 as well and pretty much always include it in my travel kit. Small, light, I can find a place to put it. But I don’t pull it out and use it all that often. Wide a

Re: Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-16 Thread Christine Aguila
I’m a huge fan of the DA 21mm f3.2! Can’t say enough about the lens. When I travel, it’s often my go-to lens, especially when in urban areas for street photography. Sometimes it’s a bit wide for certain shots, but then I crop :-)! Cheers, Christine > On May 16, 2015, at 8:56 AM, Eric Weir

Short zooms vs. short primes

2015-05-16 Thread Eric Weir
Thanks again to all who responded to my request for input regarding wide angle zooms. FWIW,regarding them, I’m leaning toward the pentax 16-45/4 or the new sigma 17-40/2.8. The latter is especially attractive, though more expensive, but within my range. Thinking about zooms, though, has got me