Robert White (England) used to sell Voigtlander stuff below the US prices, and
I bought quite a bit of stuff from him for a few years. I know that shipping
to/from US/AUS can be prohibitive, are there also VAT issues? I once thought
of buying an Epiphone guitar from Australia (a discontinued mo
I plan to look into repair. I've also realized that a cheap 18-55 might be
useful as well.
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From: drd1...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:04:19
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Subject: Re: wide angle zoom comparison...
I can well
Tanya Love wrote:
>So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on
>it for ages and "making do" with my 18-55mm kit lens, but it's not fast
>enough, and optically, could be better too. Sooo, would love to hear your
>words of wisdom in regards to comparing these:
>
>1.
That would be the Sigma lens.
On Nov 24, 2010, at 7:01 AM, paul stenquist wrote:
> With the k5, the 12-24 won't be too slow, because you'll be gaining a minimum
> of two stops of upward ISO latitude over the K-7. That said, Adam has a very
> high opinion of the Sigma lense. I don't have much co
With the k5, the 12-24 won't be too slow, because you'll be gaining a minimum
of two stops of upward ISO latitude over the K-7. That said, Adam has a very
high opinion of the Sigma lense. I don't have much confidence in Sigma quality,
but it might be worth giving this one a try.
Paul
On Nov 23,
e I should just suck it up and handle the slowness of the 12-24mm...
hm, decisions, decisions.
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On 11/24/2010 4:44 AM, paul stenquist wrote:
Have you actually tried both? I did a quick and dirty test of the
Sigma and found it seriously lacking. LIke most Sigma's it's build
quality leaves a lot to be desired. The Pentax 12-24, on the other
hand, is an excellent lens.
Paul
Paul, I've cheap
Tanya, there is also Sigma 15-30/3.5-4.5 EX that has some acclaim.
On 11/24/2010 3:10 AM, Tanya Love wrote:
So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on
it for ages and "making do" with my 18-55mm kit lens, but it's not fast
enough, and optically, could be better
Stan Halpin wrote:
Go for the 12-24. 'Tis a very nice lens, as is the 16-50. The advantage is
that the 12-24 will supplement your present kit; you'll still have the
18-55 for when you need a bit longer. Later when you sell another catalog
or two you can upgrade the 18-55 to a 16-50. If you get
On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:54 -0600, "Jeffery Smith"
wrote:
> The 16-50 is about $750 in the US. You are down under?
Tan is.
The interesting thing about prices down under is that, although the $A
has been approaching or at parity with the $US in recent months, lens
prices have remained high in comp
If you are looking for something wider than the kit lens (18mm) then I
don't know how a 16mm even qualifies. I have the Sigma 10-20mm
f4.5-5.6 and love it.
Shots with the 10-20mm (both models): http://www.flickr.com/groups/sigma10-20/
A few more here:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-
That's really not an either or choice there. Those are complementary
lenses. The difference in AOV between the minimum focal lengths will be
huge. 109.5° at 10mm vs 83° at 16mm (measured diagonally but you get
the idea). So the answer is you should get them both. Now, isn't that
easier?
The 16-50 is about $750 in the US. You are down under?
Jeffery
On Nov 23, 2010, at 10:43 PM, Tanya Love wrote:
> Thanks for all of the feedback guys. Yep, I know that the AOV is quite
> varied in this grouping - I am more interested really in the widest end, and
> the speed (and of course over
Thanks for all of the feedback guys. Yep, I know that the AOV is quite
varied in this grouping - I am more interested really in the widest end, and
the speed (and of course overall image quality etc). I'm really thinking
that at f4 the 12-24 is just that bit too slow. I know that it is a lovely
l
pdml-boun...@pdml.net
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:10:17
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Subject: Re: wide angle zoom comparison...
I don't have any experience with any of those lenses, but you really
seem to have three different classes of lens based on AOV. A Wi
I can well you a really cheap FA 20-35 that no longer focuses correctly ;-)
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I don't have any experience with any of those lenses, but you really
seem to have three different classes of lens based on AOV. A Wide to
Normal, a wider to telephoto and two ultra wides. Right now I only have
the equivalent of the Wide to Normal, (Pentax FA 20-35mm), most times I
don't find
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 9:44 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
>
> On Nov 23, 2010, at 9:26 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Tanya Love wrote:
>>> So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on
>>> it for ages and "making do" with my 18-55mm kit len
On Nov 23, 2010, at 9:26 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Tanya Love wrote:
>> So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on
>> it for ages and "making do" with my 18-55mm kit lens, but it's not fast
>> enough, and optically, could be better
What Stan said. The 12-24 is probably the best choice for you at the present
time.
Paul
On Nov 23, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
> Go for the 12-24. 'Tis a very nice lens, as is the 16-50. The advantage is
> that the 12-24 will supplement your present kit; you'll still have the 18-55
> f
'Round here, they'd just assume I was drunk and give me a ride
home. It's a vicious cycle.
-- Walt
On 11/23/2010 8:35 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
Not a problem in the South. You just have to go through the window INTO a
house, and the owner shoots you.
Jeffery
On Nov 23, 2010, at 8:29 PM,
Not a problem in the South. You just have to go through the window INTO a
house, and the owner shoots you.
Jeffery
On Nov 23, 2010, at 8:29 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
> Lens prices make me glad I live in a town where there are no structures
> tall enough from which to defenestrate myself.
>
Lens prices make me glad I live in a town where there are no
structures tall enough from which to defenestrate myself.
-- Walt
On 11/23/2010 7:10 PM, Tanya Love wrote:
So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on
it for ages and "making do" with my 18-55mm ki
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Tanya Love wrote:
> So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on
> it for ages and "making do" with my 18-55mm kit lens, but it's not fast
> enough, and optically, could be better too. Sooo, would love to hear your
> words of wisdom
Go for the 12-24. 'Tis a very nice lens, as is the 16-50. The advantage is that
the 12-24 will supplement your present kit; you'll still have the 18-55 for
when you need a bit longer. Later when you sell another catalog or two you can
upgrade the 18-55 to a 16-50. If you get the 16-50 now, you'v
I do and it is a great lens, only nit is some CA I'm seeing
HTH Ecke
2010/11/24 Jeffery Smith :
> I vote for #2, and I don't even have it.
>
> Jeffery
>
> On Nov 23, 2010, at 7:10 PM, Tanya Love wrote:
>
>> So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on
>> it for ages
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So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on
it for ages and "making do" with
I vote for #2, and I don't even have it.
Jeffery
On Nov 23, 2010, at 7:10 PM, Tanya Love wrote:
> So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on
> it for ages and "making do" with my 18-55mm kit lens, but it's not fast
> enough, and optically, could be better too.
So I really am needing a good wide angle zoom. I've been procrastinating on
it for ages and "making do" with my 18-55mm kit lens, but it's not fast
enough, and optically, could be better too. Sooo, would love to hear your
words of wisdom in regards to comparing these:
1. Sigma Lens 20-40mm f/2.8
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