I've used my brother's 12-24, quite enjoyed it. One of my submissions to the PDML Annual was with that lens.
stan On Feb 25, 2010, at 11:49 PM, John Francis wrote: > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 03:08:43PM +1000, Tanya Love wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I?d love to hear your suggestions for the best wide angle lens I can get my >> hands on to shoot interiors. I need it to be as fast as possible, and if it >> is a zoom, I need constant aperture through-out. Many of the interiors >> (babies nurseries) that I am shooting are required to be shot using only >> available light, so this is why the faster, the better. And, able to give >> the best resolution as possible. >> >> I will be using it on the K-7. It doesn?t have to be a Pentax lens, I just >> want good glass, good price and as wide as possible. Wide angle zooms are >> ok, although I know that it is rare to find one as optically good as the >> prime equivalents. > > It's not that hard nowadays, if you're prepared to dig deep into your wallet. > I believe Paul Stenquist has the Pentax 12-24, and speaks well of it. It's > only f4, which is probably the biggest strike against it. > > The DA* 16-50 isn't quite as wide, but it is a stop faster. I have one of > these as my primary lens, and am more than satisfied with it. It's quite > good fairly close up, too - in fact it's easier to fill the frame with a > subject using the 16-50 than it is with the 50-135, because quite often > the minimum focussing distance of the 50-135 can be the limiting factor. > > For non-Pentax glass the Sigma 10-20 seems to gather favourable press. > > Apart from the zooms there's also the DA 14mm, another f/2.8 contender. > >> I also love to shoot babies/kids faces close up with a wide angle >> perspective, so something that would suit this purpose would be great too. >> If it had a nice macro function, I wouldn?t complain either! >> >> Also, does anyone have the DA Fishe-Eye 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 and if so, what are >> your thoughts on it? > > I wouldn't use a fish-eye as an everyday lens, especially for faces. > But it's a fun toy to have in the arsenal: > > http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0810 > > http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0745 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
