Thanks, Steve. The 35 might indeed suit many of my needs. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 9:00 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: > on 2014-05-21 10:31 Daniel J. Matyola wrote > > >> I was looking at the 21mm f3.2 DA AL Limited, the 35mm f2.8 macro >> limited and the 40mm f2.8 DA limited. Which have people here found >> the most useful and versatile? Which (if any) do you prefer for image >> quality? > > > i have not used the 21 or the 40; my sequence of ownership of primes i've > really liked (all Pentax with one exception): A 50/1.7, Sigma EX 105/2.8 > macro, FA 28/2.8, DA 15/4, DA 35/2.8 macro … > > i got the 35 only a couple of months ago, and it has so far completely > displaced the 28, largely displaced the 50, and it is edging in on the 105 > macro's duties; when i traveled to Copenhagen recently, i took only the 35 > and the 15 and used the 35 80% of the time; my typical kit now is just the > 35 with the 15 optional > > > >> I am concerned that the 40 might be too close to the 50 I use now. Is >> it significantly better in image quality? >> >> I have the 100 macro; will the 35 macro allow me to do things I can't >> with the 100? > > > i find the 35 to be more versatile, both in field of view and in convenience > (small size, built-in hood), than my Sigma 105; for true macro, the downside > is that you have to get quite close to things, but for not-quite-macro i > often prefer its field of view, especially for plants; my garden is my muse > so by end of summer i will have a more seasoned verdict on the 35; i suspect > a 24-28mm macro with other qualities similar to the 35 might appeal to me > even more > > i still use the 105 macro (and plan to eventually trade it for a Pentax WR > 100mm) for serious macro work, but i don't carry it around nearly as much as > the 35 > > after exhausting other used sources i bought the 35 macro from KEH in "EX" > condition, which wound up meaning there was the slightest amount of wear on > the lens cap > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
