Originally posted by shootraw hey hey guys
I'm new to this forum, i recently got myself a ricoh GR II and totally loving it (for street and travel)
I finally decided to get a Pentax K1 , with 28-105 since it only costs 250 € when bought it in kit new with the K1 !
now i'm mainly a prime guy, so what primes would you recommend for me ? (not overly expensive)
I mainly do portret , landscape and street (but I am not going "undercover" on the streets with a K1
)
Does the 40mm XS work on K1 ? or the 77MM da 2.4 or do they vignette ?
thanks in advance
Congrats!
Both the DA 70mm and DA 40mm (to a greater extent) are in the same boat: they cover the full frame image circle, but at wider aperture settings, details near the corners and edges get smeared and distorted. I would thus recommend the FA 50mm or FA 77mm, as these are actual full frame lenses. A budget alternative would be the Rokinon 85mm F1.4, which is manual focus but excellent optically.
Another alternative would be to get the D FA 28-105mm. This is my favorite all-in-one lens as it delivers great image quality in a compact, weather sealing, fast-focusing, affordable package. Then you could add more nice primes over time
Originally posted by surfar The least expensive are the 2 plastic fantastic DAs...35 f2.4 and 50 f1.8, you could probably get these for less than most of the other lenses that have been mentioned.
The DA 50mm isn't too hot on full frame- the edges and corners really struggle at wider settings, and the vignetting is more than you'd like. I'd recommend a manual focus M 50mm or A 50mm F1.7 if you're on a budget.
Adam
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