I know you're not adverse to manual focusing so if you're looking for a
24mm on the cheap that's pretty good optically, well actually very good
optically you might want to try to find a Vivitar 24mm f2.8. I think
the identical lens from Tokina was sold in Vivitar livery in an M42
screw mount, K mount Ka mount and as part of the TX interchangeable
mount systems. The TX mount version will be K mount only as the TX
lenses were discontinued before the introduction of the A mount by
Pentax. Sadly I don't have one of them anymore as I was able to get an
SMCP-A 24mm f2.8 and a SMCP version as well, so the Vivitar was really
really redundant.
A bit more prone to flair that an actual SMC lens but using a lens hood
designed for a 35mm focal length would work fine on an APS-C camera.
There was also a Vivitar f2.0 24mm made by Kiron, that is M42 or K mount
only for Pentax users AFAIK but it's supposed to be a cult classic,
which may or may not be reflected in the price, if you can find one.
On 8/25/2014 6:12 PM, Eric Weir wrote:
On Aug 25, 2014, at 5:58 PM, Bryan Jacoby <bryan.jac...@gmail.com> wrote:
If you don't mind a little more size and weight, the new Sigma 18-35mm
f/1.8 looks like it might be a good replacement for wide primes in
terms of image quality and speed (actually it's faster than any primes
I know of in the shorter end of its range). It's not cheap but
neither are those lenses on KEH.
Thanks, Bryan. They’re all out of my price range.
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