Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Just a quick note. I met up with Juan Buhler on Sunday and had a chance to > briefly play with his istD. We attached my K18/3.5 to the camera and I got > a chance to try the green button routine. Literally, it's a snap to use. > After just a couple of tries I can see how it would become intuitive. So, > for those considering the istD don't be concerned about the green button > technique with K and M lenses.
OK > The K18/3.5 is a very sweet lens on this camera. OK > While some may want a > wider AOV, or prefer zooms, the 18mm is pretty nice for lots of outdoor > shooting, and, more so than many other wide lenses (I'm specifically > thinking of the 15/3.5 here) it's small and light. It's faster, I believe, > than the 16~45 that some here are considering, and probably optically > superior as well. If you can find one, give it a test. You may like it. Sorry, I disagree. Some months ago I compared the K 18/3.5 to the DA 16-45mm (same subject, same conditions, etc.) and there's no match, at least when shooting buildings at a few meters distance: 3m to 15m or so (conditions of my comparison). At 16-18-20mm, any tested aperture of the DA wins easy over any tested aperture of the 18mm (I tested four apertures: full, 5.6, 8, 11). Bye, Dario Bonazza
