The 1.5 mag factor of the istD screws everything up especially the zooms. Pentax didnt make a non-fisheye 16mm and using it on the istD you would end up with a semi=fisheye which would be of very little use. You need the 15mm rectilinear, but it's a costly beast.
JCO > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Eriksson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Lens choices? > > > The last couple of weeks I've been contemplating my lens purchase/use > philosophy. Right now I'm in a financial position to purchase > cameras/lenses, this will change about 12 months from now. Right > or wrong I > want to equip myself with the cameras/lenses I'll be > wanting/needing for the > next couple of years, maybe even five years. This is why I'm planning to > get the ist D to complement my ZX-L. Now to the hard part, what > lenses do I > want/need? I do basically all kinds of photography except for > wild life. > Right now I feel that I have it pretty well covered with 24, 35, 50, 100 > macro & 70-210mm. The way I see it my first priority should be a > 24-90 or a > 200 prime? Also the is the focal length extension of the ist D to think > about, in which case I'd want a 16 with regular filter threads, > does anyone > make one of these for k-mount? The closest that I've found is > the MF Tokina > 17 3.5. Ok, after all this rambling comes the real question. That focal > lengths do you use, how much (%) and for what kind of photography? > > Thanks for your patience > Paul > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail >
