On Oct 4, 2006, at 6:56 PM, Adam Maas wrote: >> Any experience with this lens? A good one? >> I'm planning to buy the DA* 16-50/2.8 lens for the K10D in due >> course. >> However, I need something wider as well and Pentax doesn't offer a >> prime >> lens that is wider than 16mm except for the 14/2.8 which is too >> close to the >> 16mm to make much sense. Hence, the 12-24/4 might be an option. > > Note there's a fair difference in view between 16mm (24mm equivalent) > and 14mm (21mm equivalent) despite the apparently small difference in > focal length.
Yes, the differences are (in degrees): f Hor Vert Diag 12 90.0 67.4 100.5 14 81.2 59.5 91.7 16 73.7 53.1 84.1 I have the DA14/2.8 and I like it a lot. My next shortest lens is the FA20-35. The DA12-24/4 is a fine lens too, albeit I think the DA14 is a bit sharper and better corrected. 90 degrees across the diagonal seems to be a magic number for me too.. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
