Originally posted by pres589 This may sound silly, but I think if I made money with my photography (or was so independently wealthy that none of this mattered, which if it did you wouldn't be here asking about it) I would rent an 11-18 and see if it would replace the 14 and 12-24 that you already own. If I didn't, I wouldn't spend the money to make the change. I'm suggesting selling the 14 as I believe the optical qualities of the 11-18 overlap so much as to make the 14 redundant. The DA 15 is something else that I couldn't see selling as well.
The 11-18 seems great but I couldn't justify that swap at all for myself.
The rent before splashing money is a good idea but it's difficult to rent Pentax equipments where I live. Usually I counter that by only buy used lenses at good price, so if I don't like them I can resell later at similar price, so no loss. If I ever get the 11-18, surely the 12-24 will have to go, but the 14 is a hard case, I quite like its images, even better than the 15, though the 15 will also stay due to its limited advantage. Also I have to be careful because since the COVID I have observed a big drop in used Pentax gears price.
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Originally posted by aslyfox a very serious consideration
especially with a young child and other possible needs to spend funds on
but if you can persuade the spouse
why not
It was a joke, but yeah sometimes I feel a bit guilty after purchasing a lens, thinking that money could be spent for something else for my family.
That doesn't stop me from acquiring a lot of overlapping lenses though.
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Originally posted by jatrax I have the 12-24 and have really enjoyed it over the years. However, if I had not gone to FF I would have sold it and bought the 11-18. Why? Just because I guess. Since my primary body is the K-1 and my second body the K-3II the 12-24 is more than good enough. Particularly since most of my wide angle shots are with the K-1 and the DFA 15-30.
That said, if I had your dilemma I would sell the 12-24 and the 14 and buy the 11-18. You do not say what other lenses you have but you mentioned the 16-50. If so the 11-18 paired with the 16-50 covers things nicely. Keep the 15mm because it is the 15mm. I sold mine and miss it.
This, to tell you the truth I like the photos from K1+15-30 people post on this forum a lot. I know there are a lot of skills and such, but even technically, the sharpness, clarity, contrast and colour are obvious to see. I want those from my photos. Since I'm not going to FF anytime soon, if the 11-18 can be comparable with the 15-30 optically (I have a KP which is a baby-K1), it might be a good investment. The 12-24 is actually a very good lens, very sharp and versatile, but for some reasons I found the images a bit lacking, be it colour or contrast I can't explain, I just like photos from the 14 a bit more.
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Originally posted by cport ... and I have never regretted. It is really an excellent lens. The longer I have it the more I like it, especially in harsh conditions! But I did not have 15 and 14 ...
So it is up to you, what is your style of shooting. 12-24 is really good, especially in terms of sharpness, it does have nicer starburst! But what I did not like was the flare resistance when shooting sunsets, I was unable to remove some of them and it looked ugly. So I decided to do the move ...
Looking back, I would have done this again. There is one more big pro for 11-18 - the autofocus when shooting reports. AF of 11-18 is not even faster, but it is more reliable, even in AF-C (both lenses on the same KP).
Thank you, aside from flare resistance, do find improvement in other areas when it comes to image quality?
---------- Post added 09-03-20 at 07:58 AM ----------
Originally posted by cport ... and I have never regretted. It is really an excellent lens. The longer I have it the more I like it, especially in harsh conditions! But I did not have 15 and 14 ...
So it is up to you, what is your style of shooting. 12-24 is really good, especially in terms of sharpness, it does have nicer starburst! But what I did not like was the flare resistance when shooting sunsets, I was unable to remove some of them and it looked ugly. So I decided to do the move ...
Looking back, I would have done this again. There is one more big pro for 11-18 - the autofocus when shooting reports. AF of 11-18 is not even faster, but it is more reliable, even in AF-C (both lenses on the same KP).
Thank you, aside from flare resistance, do find improvement in other areas when it comes to image quality?
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How does Pentax's warranty work by the way? The question sound silly, but fact is I have never bought anything brand new from Pentax, if I go for this lens it will be likely my very first new purchase. If I have trouble with the lens, or if it has issues, like decentering, etc, would Pentax support?