On Apr 21, 2005, at 9:59 PM, David Oswald wrote:
I tend to prefer wide spacings between primes when I'm carrying them. One of my all time favorite kits in 35mm (Leica M gear) was 21/35/75. I do this with the DS now by carrying 14/28 [or 35]/50 or 24/50/85, depending upon which range I'm in the mood for. I think I carried the 24/50/85 kit at the NorCal PDML gathering day, got a lot of good photos with it.
I keep seeing SMC Pentax-FA 24mm f/2 AL lenses going on eBay, but heard that the performance of that lens on the *ist-D/s is not as strong as people hope for. Is that the case, or have you found it to be a nice alternative? Just curious.
I don't know ... I'd seen some interesting debate on that lens and took a look at one, but found it to be too large and heavy for me. My friend bought one and discovered the same ... he sold it fairly quickly. He felt it has some CA issues on the D/DS.
I use the Pentax-A 24/2.8, which is small, light, and an excellent performer on the DS.
Godfrey
