Originally posted by stevebrot There is not much more that I can add except that 28mm is sort of a clumsy focal length for me on APS-C.
I think you hit it with the statement regarding zooms. As for 24 being the new 28 and so on, as with all primes, it depends on the subject. I have been shooting 35mm FF for almost half a century and have seldom felt a need to shoot wider than 28mm except for novelty effect. Good rectilinear 20mm and 24mm lenses have been and continue to be fairly expensive and/or unacceptably heavy/bulky. All those factors have conspired to keep them out of my bag.
Steve
Originally posted by Na Horuk Yeah, some months ago they sent out polls about what kind of 24mm and 28mm lens people would be interested in. I hope they actually go through with this and make some nice primes in that focal range.
I find 28mm to be a decent FoV, both on FF as APSC. But what kind of features, optical design Pentax will produce is anyone's guess! I was excited for it, but since nothing materialized in such a long time, I filled the gaps with legacy or third party lenses
Man people seem to want as wide as they can get for what they're willing to pay and go for 24mm (or wider) rather than 28mm. I feel that's the wrong approach - use the focal length appropriate to the subject. I also find that 28mm is a good focal length on both APS-C and FF (film, in my case) and wider than 28mm (FF) is for very particular subects. In other words, 28mm is the widest lens I'd be happy with as a walk-about lens.
I have the same feeling about the 15mm and 21mm limited lenses on APS-C - 21mm is a good general use wide angle while 15mm is for exceptional use when the scene demands.
I think Pentax could benefit a lot from a good modern 28mm prime for the digital FF, and also 24mm and 20mm. The camera is marketed as a landscape photographer's dream and wide-angle primes would go perfectly with that.