Very interesting, and affordable. Even new. I take it from the images I’ve seen, ultrawide is not yet fisheye. I like the fact that the Sigma 16-50 that Belunt suggested has an internal focusing motor. > On May 12, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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.
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