Thanks, Christine! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: > I heartily agree with Stan's recommendations. I love my DA 21. Excellent > lens. I very much like my Da 40, but it's a curious lens. It's very sharp and > very light on the camera, which makes it a dream to shoot with. I still, > however, think it's wider than it actually is. Sometimes I'm think a bit > wider than the lens can accommodate. I don't know why my mind's eye still > hasn't made the adjustment. Just me really. Cheers, Christine > > Sent from my iPad > >> On May 22, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> >> wrote:I >> >> My recommendations will pretty much echo what Jan and Steve and others have >> already said. >> I have the 21mm, 35mm macro, 40mm, and 100mm macro lenses you mention. >> - The 21mm is always included in my travel kit. >> - The 35mm is pretty much always on one of my cameras. >> - I haven’t used the 40mm since I got the 35mm. >> - I seldom use the 100 macro any more. I carry it (and an A-50mm) when >> hunting flowers etc. but will usually use either the 35mm or 200mm macro. If >> I didn’t have the 200mm, I would be using the 100mm most of the time, not >> the 35mm. >> >> I find 35mm to be too wide a FOV for most macro work but it is a great lens >> for near-far compositions (e.g., single flower or cluster of flowers in the >> foreground, interesting landscape in the background). >> >> So, I wouldn’t buy the 35mm for its macro capability. But it is a wonderful >> lens, a joy to shoot with, and the macro aspect is a nice bonus. >> Of the lenses you’ve mentioned, if you buy only one, I would go with the >> 21mm. Image quality may be slightly under that of the 35mm, but it does have >> that wider FOV essential for many streetscapes and landscapes. And you >> already have the 100 macro. >> >> If I were assembling a “minimal” prime-lens kit, it would include 15mm, >> 21mm, 35mm macro, 55mm, and 100mm macro. Plus maybe the 300mm for long range >> work. >> If I were assembling a basic kit built around zooms, it would include >> 12-24mm, 16-50mm, and 60-250mm. If I didn’t need the reach of the 60-250, I >> would be happy instead with the 50-135 + 1.4x telextender. >> >> stan >> >>> On May 22, 2014, at 8:38 AM, Jan van Wijk <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Dan, >>> >>>> On Wed, 21 May 2014 12:31:18 -0400 Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>> >>>> OK, if I do acquire a "new to me" K-5II or IIs, I should get a good >>>> fixed focal length lens to go with it. Currently, I use the 18-135 >>>> zoom, the 100mm f2.8 macro and the DA 50mm f1.8 with my K-r. >>>> >>>> I was looking at the 21mm f3.2 DA AL Limited, the 35mm f2.8 macro >>>> limited and the 40mm f2.8 DA limited. Which have people here found >>>> the most useful and versatile? Which (if any) do you prefer for image >>>> quality? >>> >>> I have the 21mm and the 35mm macro. >>> >>> Both perform well, but I use the 35mm MUCH more than the 21. >>> Somehow it FOV suits me better, and of course it does 1:1 macro >>> which is extremely useful for me in the field. >>> >>>> I am concerned that the 40 might be too close to the 50 I use now. Is >>>> it significantly better in image quality? >>>> >>>> I have the 100 macro; will the 35 macro allow me to do things I can't >>>> with the 100? I know the 35 limited is a lot more modern, but I >>>> really have no complaints about the 100 macro, aside from the shaky >>>> hand behind the lens. >>> >>> Larger FOV, but that is not always an advantage for macro. >>> It IS an advantage when you want you use it as the only lens ... >>> >>> It is one of my sharpest lenses for sure. >>> >>> Regards, JvW >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com >>> Flickr : jvw_pentax >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. -- 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.
