Have you thought about the Pentax 16-45 f 4. Its a pretty decent lens and produces good results. I have not checked camera web sites for a while so i';m not sure if its still available new or just used.
Dave On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Sandy Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm on a limited budget, looking for fairly lightweight travel > combination. I have a fairly strong bias toward primes, though just > getting the 16-50 as a single lens does tempt me some. > > My last good camera (stolen some time back & not yet replaced) was an > MX and on it, I used the 85/1.4 for at least 75% of shots and a 28 for > most others. I had the 40 mm pancake and a teleconverter, didn't use > either much. So this one will be a K-X with the 58/1.4 Voigtlander. > Comments on that choice appreciated too. > > What I really want to know, though, is what can folks suggest as a > wide angle to go with that? Zeiss is beyond my budget and a 12-24 or > 10-20 zoom too heavy. I need a good prime, around 24 mm, at a moderate > price. The Pentax 21/3.2 Limited and Sigma 24/1.8 are obvious > possibilities; either might suit but I'm not sure either is ideal for > me. > > What else should I be considering? Checking Pentax's site, I don't see > a 24/2 or 24/2.8 among current offerings. > > -- > 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
