Jonathan Donald wrote: .... >The 18/3.5 isn't really that poor… Anyway, I recommend the 18/3.5. A drawback for some will be the very warm color rendition.
Is it possible that this is a sample variation? Have other owners noticed this? One poster on Stan’s lens comment site said it was identical to his K20/4 in respect to color rendition with the skylight filter selected (or maybe the K20/4 is warm too?). At any rate, I don’t think the warm cast would bother me much ........................... Many wide angle pentaxes seem to give a quite warmish color impression on slide film. I have the 18mm lens; and yes, it produces quite warmish colors, but I do not find it's colors much warmisher than those of the FA*24/2 or the A35/2 (guess you would not notice a difference in a slide show). The images produced by the 18-er are very contrasty. The weak point is: wide open, particularly at shorter distances there is a distinct lack of sharpness at the edges of the image. I would recommend the the 18-er. Enjoy, Alexander Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com - 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 .
