Wide Angle comparisons

2004-01-27 Thread Ian bromehead
Many thanks to Mishka, Frank, Chris and all others that helped on the MIR-47 and Vivitar 19mm threads. Looking forward to any test data when you guys who have a MIR, get chance to post it. The widest I currently have is a 28-300 Tamron LD AS, which is very useful when travelling. I'd like wider

Re: Wide angle comparisons (Canon to Pentax)

2001-03-05 Thread Dan Scott
>I have the FA 20-35/4, and my gf has the EF USM 20-35/3.5-4.5 with hood and >case for her EOS-5. There is a significant size difference between the two >(Pentax being smaller, of course). Both are recent acquisitions, so we >haven't sat down to do any serious comparisons, but at first glance, t

Re: Wide angle comparisons (Canon to Pentax)

2001-03-05 Thread Gerald Cermak
rs, Gerald - Original Message - From: "Leon Altoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 10:36 PM Subject: Wide angle comparisons (Canon to Pentax) > Greetings all, > > A friend of mine is looking to buy a new camera after his ex-w

Re: Wide angle comparisons (Canon to Pentax)

2001-03-05 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Alan Chan wrote: > > I really cannot help here, but if you want your friend to buy Pentax (are > you prepared to share your lenses with him?), I think the best way is to > show the differences between flare control. There are only 2 choices - SMC > and T*. You know which he would choose. 8-) Y

Re: Wide angle comparisons (Canon to Pentax)

2001-03-05 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 3/5/2001 2:17:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Does anyone have any experiences with these lenses that they can relay to me? I would like to see him with an MZ-3 and FA20-35, but that will be up to him. >> You might mention the PENTAX 17-28 to hi

Re: Wide angle comparisons (Canon to Pentax)

2001-03-05 Thread Alan Chan
I really cannot help here, but if you want your friend to buy Pentax (are you prepared to share your lenses with him?), I think the best way is to show the differences between flare control. There are only 2 choices - SMC and T*. You know which he would choose. 8-) regards, Alan Chan >A frien

Wide angle comparisons (Canon to Pentax)

2001-03-04 Thread Leon Altoff
Greetings all, A friend of mine is looking to buy a new camera after his ex-wife won custody after the divorce. The sad news is that he is looking at a Canon. The good news is that he is not yet sold. He is looking at the Canon EOS-30 and the 20-35 f3.5-4.5. I have the Pentax FA 20-35 f4 lens