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04-18-2021, 07:26 PM - 1 Like   #12601
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QuoteOriginally posted by pepperberry farm Quote
I need a prime lens... and I have questions...
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What i want a prime for: portraits, landscape and as a walking around lens...

Is a 35 mm lens that much of a different view than a 50 mm? Is an aperture of f1.8 that much more noticeable in low light than an f2.4? Should I be looking only at autofocus lenses vs manual?
I pair DA21 with DA*55 (+DA10-17) for my photo walk. It used to be with FA50 macro. I get 55* for its WR feature otherwise I would still be with the 50 macros.
I used to use F28 and FA35 before I switch to FA20 and later DA21. IMHO, 28 looks closer to 50 in FF but FA35 produces a very nice-looking image. I like it a little more than the 28. But both 28 and 35 mm are not for me. Most of the time, they are either too long or too short. I am more comfortable with 20mm. I guess my combo makes it very similar to 20-40.
If you don't mind stitching images, 21 can produce something similar to 15mm with 2 - 3 image stitching.

Aperture: yes, it is noticeable in low light when I switch from FA50macro f2.8 to DA*55 f1.4 and I like to do night street photos. If you take a lot of night, low light photos, get a fast lens will always help. IMHO.

I think it depends on what it will be used for.
I shot predominantly at night and I have very bad eyesight + things moving all the time on the street. Autofocus + Live view is my solution. It's true that you can pre-focus and wait. But interesting things can happen on street at any moment. Autofocus lenses can help you capture the moment better. if I use mirrorless I might like manual lenses more because I can confirm the focus using EVF.
if it is landscape, cityscape photos, I think manual lenses are good to go. And if you are very comfortable with Pentax focus peak, manual lenses could be a very good and economic choice. Keep in mind it is "white", I found it next to useless in many cases. I wish I could have red as an option.

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I pair DA21 with DA*55 (+DA10-17) for my photo walk. It used to be with FA50 macro. I get 55* for its WR feature otherwise I would still be with the 50 macros.
I used to use F28 and FA35 before I switch to FA20 and later DA21. IMHO, 28 looks closer to 50 in FF but FA35 produces a very nice-looking image. I like it a little more than the 28. But both 28 and 35 mm are not for me. Most of the time, they are either too long or too short. I am more comfortable with 20mm. I guess my combo makes it very similar to 20-40.
If you don't mind stitching images, 21 can produce something similar to 15mm with 2 - 3 image stitching.

Aperture: yes, it is noticeable in low light when I switch from FA50macro f2.8 to DA*55 f1.4 and I like to do night street photos. If you take a lot of night, low light photos, get a fast lens will always help. IMHO.

I think it depends on what it will be used for.
I shot predominantly at night and I have very bad eyesight + things moving all the time on the street. Autofocus + Live view is my solution. It's true that you can pre-focus and wait. But interesting things can happen on street at any moment. Autofocus lenses can help you capture the moment better. if I use mirrorless I might like manual lenses more because I can confirm the focus using EVF.
if it is landscape, cityscape photos, I think manual lenses are good to go. And if you are very comfortable with Pentax focus peak, manual lenses could be a very good and economic choice. Keep in mind it is "white", I found it next to useless in many cases. I wish I could have red as an option.

thank you....

the post you are responding to is a little over six years old - this thread has become about so much more than buying my first prime....
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QuoteOriginally posted by pepperberry farm Quote
thank you....

the post you are responding to is a little over six years old - this thread has become about so much more than buying my first prime....
Very sorry, I must looking an early post!

ok, this is K3 and DA*55 for landscape.



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I think I post a black and white version some weeks ago. This is the color version which taken during blue hours.
I found it during an afternoon and wait there for the sky to turn dark to just capture this image.
The green light in the center is in fact yellow but Pentax sensor seem to read some yellow as green. I did try to fix it because I think it is an interesting contrast for this image.

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