Originally posted by TaylorRiverGuy ...While the two limited lenses noted above have been on my wishlist for a long time, the Photozone test results (
Pentax SMC DA 35mm f/2.4 AL - Review / Lens Test) tempt me to save a while lot of money and go with the DA 35mm f/2.4.
Does anyone have experience with this lens for the above stated purpose?...
My experience with the DA35 f/2.4 has generally been good due to normal perspective, low distortion/vignetting and general very good sharpness. I can't say that it is necessarily the best lens, as generally I have had good results with several lenses including the Sigma 10-20 in the UWA range. Also, old legecy M/A-50mm f/1.7 works very well imho.
Example from DA35 f/2.4 stitch from 10 images using Hugin (previously posted in lens samples)
Example {edit: oops was also DA35 f/2.4} (21images 3x7). Note perspective distortion from stitch.