Originally posted by Tas Well you're right about it being big and heavy, but wrong aout the 'no filters'. You need to fit a different type of filter system to this lens, best searched for using the 'tamron 15-30' in a search as it's more common and the same filter sets fit the D-FA 15-30. Several options are available from Fotodiox, Haidi, Lee, NISI amongst others, one of the forum member's purchased one earlier this year and has photos of it around here somewhere. Altrnatively here's a link to a review of one of these options:
Fstoppers Reviews the NISI 150mm Filter System | Fstoppers
For me the biggest issue is the cost. Huge money to add a new filter system instead of using filters you may already have. Still, it's not what you want but hopefully the new FF primes due for release next year will give you what you seek. I think Irix were also looking at something around 20mm from memory and I'm sure there's other options that will be touched on by the forum. Good luck with your search.
Tas
Yea, pretty much for me if it's not 77mm and doesn't screw on in a hurry I'm just not going to use it. I have a complete Lee system, which I can just barely force myself to use it's so fiddly.
The Samyang will probably be decent and inexpensive and will hold me over until Ricoh gets their finger out. I am really teetering on the brink of ordering a $1796.00 USD K1 body.... I don't need it, but really want to try it out.
Hearing that they are $2600 USD in Japan is not helping my resistance!!!
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Originally posted by Michaelina2 For everyday subjects, I use the DFA 28-105, or 31/43/77, supplemented by an SMC Pentax-A 24/2.8. Works great !
Cheers... M
If I only still had my FA 20mm 2.8 and FA* 24mm 2.0... Oh well, long gone.