This is all good to hear,as Visteck in Toronto is now packaging the *istD with about 5
different lenses.
The da16-45 and the 100 macro(forget the f)were two i was looking at.
Thsi is the advice i need to help make a decesion.
Dave
> 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
> >
>
