I have no experience with the K18/3.5, but I love the DA 16-45. I used it this past weekend to shoot empty roads for a stock house. (Automotive ad agencies use them for composites with a pasted in vehicle.) I had to cover them off at various focal lengths, so the zoom made it much easier. In the past I never would have considered anything but primes for a job like that, but the DA 16-45 has changed my mind. It's quickly becoming my workhorse lens. I also appreciated having the metadata. I didn't even have to take notes on the various focal lengths, just kept snapping away.
> 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 >
