I should add that if there is any way that you can "swing it" THE ultrawide lens to get (IMHO) is the Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6. It is responsible for almost all of my favorite images. I got mine used for $350 from a Craigslist seller and it is a good one. B&H has it NEW right now for little more than that: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/413425-REG/Sigma_201109_10_20mm_f_4_5_6_EX_DC.html One sold on Pentax Forums marketplace a month ago for $250 australian (which is $199 USD... makes paying the extra shipping worthwhile!)
If you want to see samples of what it can do: https://www.flickr.com/groups/sigma10-20/pool/ or http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/122-lens-clubs/84539-sigma-10-20mm-club.html If something happened to mine I would be suicidal. :) On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Matthew. That’s very helpful. > >> On May 12, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Matthew Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> So, should it be the 16-45 or is there something else I should consider. >> >> I had a used copy of the 16-45, and I found it to be a very good >> value, and I liked the 16mm wide end. But before too long, my copy >> became decentered, so the right edge of the image was very soft. I >> recently met up with PDMLer Zos Xavius, and he said that he had two >> copies of the lens that developed similar issues. So I'm not a fan of >> the build quality of the lens. >> >> I just replaced it with a new Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 Contemporary, >> which is on sale for $399. So far I like the new lens; it's a bit soft >> at the edges at 17mm (worse than my Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 17mm), >> but respectably close to my FA 50mm f/1.4 at 50mm, and sharper than my >> Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 at 70mm. The reach out to 70mm is nice. >> >> There is one thing to know about the Sigma, though: It had a firmware >> bug that mis-reported the focal length to the camera at the wide end, >> causing the shake reduction system to operate incorrectly. This bug >> has been fixed, but you might get a lens with the old firmware, and >> you would have to either send it to Sigma or buy the Sigma USB dock >> ($60) to update the firmware. (I just sent my copy to Sigma yesterday. >> I was going to buy the USB dock, but the pop-up flash button fell off >> my K-5 II, so I decided to send the camera to Pentax and the lens to >> Sigma at the same time.) >> >> http://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/pentax-related-news/sigma-addresses-17-70mm-shake-reduction-issue.html >> >> -- >> 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. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > [email protected] > > "Our world is a human world." > > - Hilary Putnam > > > > > > > -- > 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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.
