But you're not a singular deviant . . . ;-) I have actually used the FA20-35 as my only lens. Had the 40 as well, but never used it. This lens just works well, all prime/zoom issues aside. I keep thinking of getting the DA 21, but the FA20-35 is so light (and not much slower) that I'm not sure why I really need it. A good kit for me would be the FA20-35 and either the FA 50 1.4 or the DA 70. The latter lenses are just so small there's no reason not to take them. I like the idea of just having one lens, but I have to keep reminding myself that this isn't a game show and that there is really no practical barrier.
>>> "Jerome" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 4/8/2008 8:57 AM >>> Hate to be a deviant but... If size was an issue, then I'd take my FA 20-35mm f4 zoom lens. This by far has been my most used lens over the past 12 months (probably an 3-to-1 ratio with all others combined). At the end of the day, philisophical debates aside, the quality of this lens is reasonable enough that I'd prefer the flexibility over the improved optics of a prime. Disclaimer: I've only got 4 primes: 50, 100, 300, & 400 mm. > Hi guys, > > My wife and I are off to the south island of NZ in September for a couple > of > weeks. I want to travel light, and am considering taking just one - prime > - > lens for my ist-DL. Trouble is, I'm not entirely sure what focal length > to > take. I'm currently drawn to something around 24mm, due to its similarity > to > 35mm on film. I must admit I like the physical size of the DA 40mm, but I > think that might be a little bit "long". I reckon 21mm might be a bit > wide, > but a standard 50 will definitely too "long". > > Soooo... What focal length would you take? And why? > > Ciao, > > Peter in western Sydney -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:47fb6c3f299195093950892! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
