Fool question about Pentax 21mm f/3,2

2015-07-02 Thread Barry Rice
Hey Guys, So my 24 mm lens (a pretty good Sigma, although prone to flare) was a casualty of my latest trip to the field. So I'm looking for a new lens of comparable focal length. I'm looking at the SMCP-DA 21mm f/3.2 lens OK, my fool question---there's no aperture ring on it. So this means

Re: Fool question about Pentax 21mm f/3,2

2015-07-02 Thread Darren Addy
You have surmised correctly. On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Barry Rice bamr...@ucdavis.edu wrote: Hey Guys, So my 24 mm lens (a pretty good Sigma, although prone to flare) was a casualty of my latest trip to the field. So I'm looking for a new lens of comparable focal length. I'm looking

Re: Fool question about Pentax 21mm f/3,2

2015-07-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Barry Rice wrote: Hey Guys, So my 24 mm lens (a pretty good Sigma, although prone to flare) was a casualty of my latest trip to the field. So I'm looking for a new lens of comparable focal length. I'm looking at the SMCP-DA 21mm f/3.2 lens OK, my fool question---there's no aperture ring on

Re: Fool question about Pentax 21mm f/3,2

2015-07-02 Thread P.J. Alling
Since the aperture simulator lever is missing on Pentax Digital bodies, you won't be in the least handicapped using a DA lens, the aperture is set completely in body. On 7/2/2015 10:39 AM, Barry Rice wrote: Hey Guys, So my 24 mm lens (a pretty good Sigma, although prone to flare) was a

Re: Fool question about Pentax 21mm f/3,2

2015-07-02 Thread P.J. Alling
On 7/2/2015 2:14 PM, John wrote: On 7/2/2015 1:26 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hi Barry, Yes, the DA21 requires body control of the aperture. It's a great lens, one of the most pleasing of all the Pentax lenses I owned when I was shooting with Pentax gear. (The others were the FA43 Limited

Re: Fool question about Pentax 21mm f/3,2

2015-07-02 Thread John
On 7/2/2015 4:48 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 7/2/2015 2:14 PM, John wrote: On 7/2/2015 1:26 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hi Barry, Yes, the DA21 requires body control of the aperture. It's a great lens, one of the most pleasing of all the Pentax lenses I owned when I was shooting with Pentax

Re: Fool question about Pentax 21mm f/3,2

2015-07-02 Thread John
On 7/2/2015 1:26 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hi Barry, Yes, the DA21 requires body control of the aperture. It's a great lens, one of the most pleasing of all the Pentax lenses I owned when I was shooting with Pentax gear. (The others were the FA43 Limited and FA77 Limited.) G On Jul 2,

Re: Fool question about Pentax 21mm f/3,2

2015-07-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hi Barry, Yes, the DA21 requires body control of the aperture. It's a great lens, one of the most pleasing of all the Pentax lenses I owned when I was shooting with Pentax gear. (The others were the FA43 Limited and FA77 Limited.) G On Jul 2, 2015, at 7:39 AM, Barry Rice