The DA 16-45 is pretty much my "standard" lens on the K10D. As someone whose primary preferred FOV had always been that which you get on 35mm film with a 100mm lens, I passed through 35mm lenses to 28mm to 24mm to 20mm a few years ago. (I blame it on this group and a few people who kept talking about Wide angle as the place to be.) I had nicely settled into the FA20-35 when along came the *ist-D and the 16-45. In my regular set, I still carry the 77mm and a 100mm macro, both of which are frequently used. I have a 200mm macro and a 300mm that I pull out when I am headed out for wild flowers or wildlife. But I tend more to wide than long anymore. In that context, I can attest that the 14mm is definitely wider than the 16-45. And there were more than a few occasions on my recent trip where it was worth pulling that big monster out of my bag to get a shot I couldn't with the 16-45. I am not even slightly tempted by the 12-24, but a 12-30 would catch my attention!
I haven't done the count yet, but I suspect that on my recent trip, the primary lens used was the 16-45, followed closely by the 21mm, the 77mm, and the DA 50-200mm, followed then by the FA43mm, the DA100mm and DA14mm as ones getting only very occasional use. I also had along a K30mm and K120mm, each of which I used a few times, mostly to justify my decision to take them along. Bottom line, all good lenses. The zooms could be faster, and I have orders in for the new zooms coming out. But the quality of my photos is limited by my eye and my technique, not by limitations of any of these lenses. And, yes, you do need a 14mm as part of your kit. Stan On Mar 26, 2007, at 3:22 PM, Peter Fairweather wrote: > Please do not ask equipment questions which you think Godfrey will > respond to. I had enough trouble explaining to senior management where > the 20-35mm had come from. Now I will have to go through the same > process with the 14mm!! > > Fortunately I do not have to worry for the next month as my DS is in > Thailand being used by my son in law. Mind you there is always the > K10d, then he could keep the DS as a wedding present and I would have > a camera to use a 14mm lens on. > > The blame for wanting to have a K10d cannot be laid simply at > Godfrey's door. There are about another 50 of you to blame as well. > > Regards (and thanks!) > > Peter > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
