The real advantage to the prime is size and sometimes speed.
On an individual basis, lens by lens, you're probably correct, especially if
you're only carrying one lens (which I seldom do - I'm usually out with my
full bag of tricks), but considering a compliment of lenses in a camera bag,
zooms definitely offer less weight and carry size as opposed to the range of
prime lens the zoom replaces.
So it appears the choice of lens/prime is also affected by your shooting
style - a street shooter doesn't want to carry a bunch of lenses, while a
nature shooter will, to ensure he gets whatever he sees, be it a flower bud
or a grand landscape.
Kenneth Waller
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Dayton" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Digital Prime Lens Recommendation
That is kind of where I am at too. The real advantage to the prime
is size and sometimes speed. I don't think image quality is enough
different to really matter. So it is a trade-off between versatility
and size/speed.
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Best regards,
Bruce
Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 6:34:51 PM, you wrote:
ps> I would think that the 31/1.9 LImited is probably the most versatile
ps> prime for a Pentax DSLR. Of course that all depends on how wide or
ps> tight your prefer to shoot.
ps> But I would also disagree with your assertion that zooms have their
ps> limits. I shout with nothing but primes until a few years ago, but the
ps> new zooms are so good I rarely use a prime. The DA*60-250/4 may be as
ps> good at most focal lengths and aps as any prime Pentax has ever made.
ps> Perhaps better. Of course, it's not that fast, but the DA* 50-135/2.8
ps> is quite fast and almost as good. In combination with the DA*
ps> 16-50/2.8 and DA 12-24, one can put together an awesome kit with
ps> nothing but Pentax zooms. There have been some manufacturing problems
ps> with the DA* 16-50, but the good copies are super, and I suspect that
ps> ll of the newest lenses are okay. To detect any difference between
ps> these lenses and fine primes, one would need a microscope, and, in
ps> some cases, the zooms might very well come out on top. There was a
ps> time when I wouldn't shoot with a zoom. Today, I wouldn't shoot
ps> without one.
ps> Paul
ps> On Jul 7, 2009, at 5:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
1. I am lazy. I often want to leave my camera bag home, or at the
hotel, and walk with just my camera and the lens attached to it. Zoom
lenses, of course, have their limitations. I fondly recall the old
days, when I went most everywhere with just my Asahi Spotmatic and a
Super Takumar 50mm f1.4. What would you recommend as the most
versatile and useful reasonably priced prime lens for a Pentax
digital?
2. Similarly, what do people find to be the best reasonably priced
macro lens for a Pentax digital?
I know these are broad questions, but any guidance from this august
group would be greatly appreciated.
Dan
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