I had been looking for a 17-35ish zoom that wasn't variable aperture, but have not found one for in that focal length range. The only ones are the Tokina 20-35/2.8, Sigma 20-40/2.8 and the Pentax 20-35/4. The best the 17-35 range gets is 2.8-4.
Certainly the wide end is where the digitals (smaller sensor) have more issues. There just isn't a constant aperture zoom that goes wider than 20mm available for Pentax. Bruce Monday, December 1, 2003, 6:31:48 AM, you wrote: WR> ----- Original Message ----- WR> From: "Bruce Dayton" WR> Subject: Re[6]: Digital lens questions >> That does look interesting. Too bad it is not already out. I'm sure >> I will have moved on before then. :( WR> If you haven't used zooms much at weddings, something you may not be WR> familiar with is the problems associated with using variable aperture zooms WR> and fill flash. WR> As you zoom, if the aperture closes, your fill ratio gets thrown off and the WR> backgrounds change density. WR> It may not be a big deal for some, but for me, it changes the look of the WR> pictures. WR> William Robb
