Originally posted by Cintramontane
I have a lovely
Ricoh XR-2s which takes K-mount lenses. I have a Mitakon 50mm 1.4 and a Mitakon 135 2.8 for it but I'm really more of a landscape kinda guy. What are some good, cheap, manual K-mount wide-angles I could look for?
I'm also looking for a wide angle but with some different criteria. One, I need it for APS-C sensors, not 35mm. Two, I will rarely use it, but want it available when I need it. Because I won't use it often, I'd be very happy with an older manual lens to save money (I don't have the large budget many of the photographers here seem to have.) I already use several manual lenses I've had since my film days. However, I've found even a 24mm 35mm lens is not wide enough for what I sometimes need, due to the APS-C 1.5x conversion factor.
How wide do I need to go to get something like I had with a 24mm in a 35mm SLR? 16mm is the mathematical answer, but I've never looked at what is actually available, and I am not looking for a fisheye. Would something that wide in a 35mm lens likely be a fisheye, sending me to a more expensive DA lens?
And while on the subject, when you use a manual zoom on your DSLRs, what focal length do you generally choose to set on your camera? I have chosen either the minimum or maximum FL and then left the zoom on that setting. Is this wrong? If so, is there a more versatile option? I'm still not well-versed on DSLRs even though I just bought my second body. (Still an old 35mm film SLR guy after all these years of DSLRs, I guess.
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All advice welcomed, thank-you.