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NickC · 06-03-2008, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by GaryM

I thought my One True Prime would be the DA35 Macro, but I keep getting the most 'keepers' from my DA21, so that would have to be the one I'd keep. It's the most underated Limited, IMO.

Love that one too except for the back focus on my K10D. Lost a bit of faith in it. I have actually removed AF from the shutter button to make me think about focus because of this. Unfortunately this also has the effect of removing focus confirmation.

Nick

**GaryM** · 06-04-2008, 01:46 PM

Originally posted by NickC

Love that one too except for the back focus on my K10D. Lost a bit of faith in it. I have actually removed AF from the shutter button to make me think about focus because of this. Unfortunately this also has the effect of removing focus confirmation.

I've read numerous complaints about focus problems between the K10 and the DA21. However, even though the DA21 focuses just fine with the K200D, I usually prefer to manually focus wide primes. There's so much depth of field at f5.6 and above that it's easier to just set the hyperfocal distance and shoot away. Sometimes moving that little red dot around is a lot more time consuming.

View Poll Results: Best focal range for a prime?
Ultra-Wide: 18mm and less, like DA14	4	1.90%
~20mm, e.g. DA21, Sigma 20/1.8	11	5.21%
~24mm, e.g. Sigma 24/1.8	5	2.37%
~28-31mm e.g. FA31 Ltd., Sigma 30/1.4 or Sigma 28/1.8	58	27.49%
~35mm, like DA35 Macro or FA35	36	17.06%
~40mm, e.g. DA40	11	5.21%
~50mm, FA50 or future DA*55	49	23.22%
~70mm, FA77 or DA70 Ltd.'s	18	8.53%
~100mm, like Tamron 90mm, DFA 100mm or Sigma 105 Macro	7	3.32%
~135mm	6	2.84%
200mm and above	6	2.84%
Voters: 211. You may not vote on this poll

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06-03-2008, 03:39 PM	#46
NickC Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 53	Originally posted by GaryM I thought my One True Prime would be the DA35 Macro, but I keep getting the most 'keepers' from my DA21, so that would have to be the one I'd keep. It's the most underated Limited, IMO. Love that one too except for the back focus on my K10D. Lost a bit of faith in it. I have actually removed AF from the shutter button to make me think about focus because of this. Unfortunately this also has the effect of removing focus confirmation. Nick

06-04-2008, 01:46 PM	#47
GaryM Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montclair, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 426	Originally posted by NickC Love that one too except for the back focus on my K10D. Lost a bit of faith in it. I have actually removed AF from the shutter button to make me think about focus because of this. Unfortunately this also has the effect of removing focus confirmation. I've read numerous complaints about focus problems between the K10 and the DA21. However, even though the DA21 focuses just fine with the K200D, I usually prefer to manually focus wide primes. There's so much depth of field at f5.6 and above that it's easier to just set the hyperfocal distance and shoot away. Sometimes moving that little red dot around is a lot more time consuming.

If you could own only one Prime, what would you choose?

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