I'm glad you find the 35/2 superior to the 31/1.9 limited. The prior
is my normal prime, but I thought it might be a bit long for Daniel's
needs.
I find the 16-50/2.8 is the equal of both the 35/2 and the FA 50/1.4,
probably a bit better in terms of sharpness than the FA 50 at F4. It
also has the advantage of SDM autofocus. Yes, it's heavy, but that's
never been an issue for me. I shot for several years with the 6x7,
almost exclusively. In fact, I'm hoping that the K7 doesn't prove too
small for my liking.
Paul
On Jul 8, 2009, at 1:31 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 6:34 PM, paul
stenquist<[email protected]> wrote:
I would think that the 31/1.9 LImited is probably the most
versatile prime
for a Pentax DSLR. Of course that all depends on how wide or tight
your
prefer to shoot.
The focal length and speed are great. A wide-normal.
The 31 Limited annoyed me as being 3x as expensive as the 35/2, nearly
twice the size and weight, and nowhere near twice as good on imaging
qualities. Its fixed lens hood is inadequate for Pentax DSLRs and
makes it difficult to fit a proper lens hood, filters, etc.
The 43 Limited is a much better lens IMO, and I prefer its long-normal
FoV on the Pentax DSLRs.
But I would also disagree with your assertion that zooms have their
limits. ...
Middle to long tele zooms work nicely. Ultrawide zooms work well most
of the time. Wide to portrait tele zooms almost without exception are
a compromise over the prime lenses they replace, even the best of
them. They are convenient for some things, but I get much better
photographs using a fast normal prime lens than almost any zoom.
In particular, I didn't like the DA16-45/4 very much at all: didn't
like the way it zoomed, and wasn't particularly thrilled with its
corner/edge rendering at the wide end at all. I liked the DA*16-50/2.8
a little more but found it an awkward lens in use.
A better walk around kit for me was the DA21/3.2 and the FA43/1.9 ...
one in my pocket, one on the camera. Both are small and light, show
excellent handling and image quality. In the last year or so of using
the K10D, these two lenses returned more than 80% of my best
photographs with the camera.
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