Pentax DA 15mm f4

Stickler · 07-29-2015, 10:40 AM

My photo life was much simpler when my DA16-45/4 was my only lens (on my K10D)...
It's really a great value lens and agree with others that optically there is redundancy with the DA15/4. I love the 15, it's all about size contrast color and that UWA FL (not sharpness) but requires an "up close and personal" foreground otherwise it's function is lost to other WA.

I have struggled parting with my 16-45 because of how useful it is at avoiding lens changes, but it is bigger. 15/4 + 40/2.8 is smaller than the 16-45 and mimics how I use the 16-45, at the ends.

I would never carry both the 15 & the 16-45 in my bag at the same time, but I also would never not have one of them (and why I need to sell my sigma 10-20.)

Last edited by Stickler; 07-29-2015 at 10:42 AM. Reason: incomplete thought

esrandall · 07-31-2015, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by Fat Albert

Do it! I think you'll love it. The 21 has all the positive attributes of the 15, like color rendition, diminutive size, and starbursts. However it's much easier to handle and I find the FL to be much more user-friendly/natural--someone on here described it as the perfect lens for a subject with a background. I also own the Sigma 17-50 and its pictures are an entirely different beast.

Just bought a new HD copy. Your powers of suggestion are, well -- powerful

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07-29-2015, 10:40 AM	#31
Stickler Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Midwest Posts: 98	My photo life was much simpler when my DA16-45/4 was my only lens (on my K10D)... It's really a great value lens and agree with others that optically there is redundancy with the DA15/4. I love the 15, it's all about size contrast color and that UWA FL (not sharpness) but requires an "up close and personal" foreground otherwise it's function is lost to other WA. I have struggled parting with my 16-45 because of how useful it is at avoiding lens changes, but it is bigger. 15/4 + 40/2.8 is smaller than the 16-45 and mimics how I use the 16-45, at the ends. I would never carry both the 15 & the 16-45 in my bag at the same time, but I also would never not have one of them (and why I need to sell my sigma 10-20.) Last edited by Stickler; 07-29-2015 at 10:42 AM. Reason: incomplete thought

07-31-2015, 07:21 PM	#32
esrandall Closed Account Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sumner, WA Photos: Albums Posts: 965	Originally posted by Fat Albert Do it! I think you'll love it. The 21 has all the positive attributes of the 15, like color rendition, diminutive size, and starbursts. However it's much easier to handle and I find the FL to be much more user-friendly/natural--someone on here described it as the perfect lens for a subject with a background. I also own the Sigma 17-50 and its pictures are an entirely different beast. Just bought a new HD copy. Your powers of suggestion are, well -- powerful