On 8/21/2012 11:01 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
I have to admit that it is a little hard to put oneself in your shoes
because your objectives seem at odds with each other.
You started off saying you wanted wide (for landscapes) and then say
that f3.5 is too slow for you. Few landscapes are shot wide open, and
most wide lenses are going to be slower than f3.5 unless you are
spending an ungodly amount of money.
That's a damned good point I hadn't thought about. Though, one of the
reasons I'd like a wider lens with larger maximum aperture is that I'd
also like to use it for close-focusing shots in relatively low light.
Though, in that case, I suppose I could always just use one of my 50's.
All of your cameras are APS-C so 28 isn't really wide at all. 24 only
equiv. to the old 35mm "wide".
It is surprising you don't have a kit lens in your stable, if only for
the 18mm end.
I actually do have one, but I'm just not that crazy about it. I loved it
when I first got it, but then I discovered the wonderful world of primes
and it's sat mostly unused ever since. Maybe I'll get it out and give it
another try to see if I can like it again.
I think the lens you really want and would be in love with once you
had it, is the Sigma EX 10-20mm (15-30mm equiv. FOV on APS-C) You can
find them used for around $350 (that's what I got mine for a couple of
years ago) to $400, for the f4.-5.6 version.
Feast your eyes on what it can do:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/lens-clubs/84539-sigma-10-20mm-club.html
That does look like an awfully nice lens. I may have to put that on my
"maybe someday" list, along with the Bigma.
-- Walt
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