Hi Joe, Like Flavio said, I think you want the 15mm Pentax, it is a superb lens, but it`s going to cost you big bucks, save your pennies! Deals can be had, I got my SMCK 15 for $300 in mint condition from a list member. If you can`t wait, the Vivitar 17/3.5 MC Wide-Angle (67mm) is a nice little lens that can be had fairly cheap, it performs very well at f8 (but hold out for the Pentax). Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 6:01 PM Subject: Still more wide-angle questions
> For ultra-wide, I have the FA 20-35 (a great lens) and the Zenitar 16mm. > f2.8 fisheye. I am thinking about getting a non-fisheye prime that is > wider than the FA 20-35. The choices seem to be: > > 17 mm. (Tamron, Tokina): 104 degree diagonal field > 15 mm. (Pentax, if one can find used) 111 degree diagonal field > 14 mm. (Sigma, Tamron) 114 degree diagonal field > > Now, at 20 mm. the FA 20-35 has a 94 degree diagonal view. The 17s are > small and affordable, but only give an additional 10 degrees of diagonal > view. The 14s and 15 give much more view but are expensive and heavy, > and these lenses have design limits - weaker at the edges, light > fall-off, flare in the non-Pentax brands. > > I use very wide-angle for architecture, maybe also for landscapes. I > find that I use the FA 20-35 a lot, and that it gives me perhaps my > highest percentage of "keepers." The options I am pondering are: > > 1. Get a 17 - small, inexpensive, but is the extra 10 degrees of view > worth carrying around an extra lens? > > 2. Get a 14 or 15 - gives the extra view, but has the limits noted > above. > > 3. Just make do with the FA 20-35 and the Zenitar 16 mm. fisheye. > > What do wide-angle users think? > > Thanks, > > Joe > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
