I haven't been closely following this thread so if this has been discussed I'm sorry for bringing it up again: It would seem like the Pentax 17-28mmf3.5/4.5 SMC F fisheye might fill the requirement.? Have I missed something? I have this lens don't use it a lot but I find it a versatile lens when the occasion arrises and the results acceptable.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 7:16 AM Subject: Re: Which wide angle zoom for the *ist D? > "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >If I want a wide angle FOV equal to at least 28mm for 35mm film (FF sensor), > >I should have no longer min. focal length than 18mm. It seems I have three > >choises of which the Pentax is the msot expensive, even thoug it's only F4: > > > >Sigma EX 18-50mm DC F2.8 = 424 Euro (543 USD) > >Tamron SP AF 17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di Asph. = 439 Euro (562 USD) > >Pentax SMC-DA 4,0/16-45mm ED AL = 456 Euro (584 USD) > > > > > >In regard to focal length and max. aperture it seems Sigma is the better > >choise. > >Do anybody of you *ist D users know this lens? > >Which one of the three would you buy? > > I'm considering the same question. I haven't heard anything about the > Sigma or the Tamron lenses; they're too new. The old Sigma 17-35 had a > very poor reputation. I believe the new one is an entirely new design > and one would hope they've improved its optics as well. (The only way I > know of telling the two apart is that the old one took 82mm filters - > reason enough to rule it out, IMHO - and the new one takes 77mm > filters.) > The Tamron is also a mystery but it's probably the one I'm going to end > up with because I'm working part-time at a camera shop that sells Tamron > so I can get employee accommodation pricing (below standard dealer > cost). > The Pentax is a non-starter for me because I want to be able to use the > lens on my MZ-S as well as my ist-D. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com >
