On 8/20/2012 8:19 PM, steve harley wrote:
on 2012-08-20 16:56 Walt Gilbert wrote
[...] and
I'd like to have something wider for landscapes. I have a Takumar
28/2.8, but
it's really a pretty crappy lens compared to the others.
What would be the best, most affordable option -- best bang for the
lowest buck
-- for the wider landscapes? All I really care about is the focal
length and IQ
i like my 16-45 pretty well, but perhaps that's because it's all i
have wider than 24mm; it is not a "fine" lens, but it is a very useful
lens
however, your budget is tight enough, and the trip sounds short
enough, that i'd consider renting a lens; i can't recommend a rental
service, but i've considered it myself; most i've seen carry only
Pentax lenses in K-mount but at least one (cameralensrentals.com)
carries some Sigma; at borrowlenses.com i see 16-50/2.8, 12-24/4,
14/2.8 and 15/4
the 14/2.8 was cheapest at $38 for two weeks (again, not recommending,
just checking prices)
Thanks, Steve.
I'd given rental some thought, too -- and that does seem like a pretty
good option if it comes down to that. I was more or less hoping there
might be an abundance of cheap, shorter glass out there that are great
performers along the lines of the 50mm primes I've come to love so much.
The price for the 14/2.8 rental certainly sounds reasonable, though. I
just wonder if there are any places like that in the area. Seems like
there ought to be, given the amount of photography that goes on up
there. I'll have to check into that.
-- Walt
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