Lens Question for Upcoming Photowalk of Downtown LA

EdwardConde · 02-17-2011, 09:39 AM

Hi All,

I am going on a Photowalk next weekend to the streets of Downtown LA. I was thinking of renting a lens from one of the online rental sites (CameraLensRentals.com - Canon, Nikon and Pentax Lens Rentals.). They offer a wide range of Pentax and 3rd Party glass.

What I will probably be shooting is mostly historical buildings, people and statues/sculptures. I have the kit lens & a 28mm - 300mm F3.5 Tamron lens.

What lens should I rent for this photo walk? Here are the ones I was looking at:

Pentax 14mm f/2.8 ED AL (IF) smcP-DA
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 IF EX DG HSM for Pentax
Pentax 77mm f/1.8 Limited (Black) smcP-FA
Pentax 16-50mm f/2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM smcP-DA

The rentals are pretty cheap for a 4 day rental. Any suggestions would be great.

thx

SpecialK · 02-17-2011, 11:02 AM

Of those, the 14. I would suggest the 12-24 if you can locate it.

KxBlaze · 02-17-2011, 11:12 AM

I say the 16-50. 16mm to 50mm is just right for buildings, statues/sculptures. The zoom gives you the flexibility in case you see anything else you want to shoot plus it has great IQ.

02-17-2011, 09:39 AM	#1
EdwardConde Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,520	Lens Question for Upcoming Photowalk of Downtown LA Hi All, I am going on a Photowalk next weekend to the streets of Downtown LA. I was thinking of renting a lens from one of the online rental sites (CameraLensRentals.com - Canon, Nikon and Pentax Lens Rentals.). They offer a wide range of Pentax and 3rd Party glass. What I will probably be shooting is mostly historical buildings, people and statues/sculptures. I have the kit lens & a 28mm - 300mm F3.5 Tamron lens. What lens should I rent for this photo walk? Here are the ones I was looking at: Pentax 14mm f/2.8 ED AL (IF) smcP-DA Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 IF EX DG HSM for Pentax Pentax 77mm f/1.8 Limited (Black) smcP-FA Pentax 16-50mm f/2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM smcP-DA The rentals are pretty cheap for a 4 day rental. Any suggestions would be great. thx

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02-17-2011, 11:02 AM	#2
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	Of those, the 14. I would suggest the 12-24 if you can locate it.

02-17-2011, 11:12 AM	#3
KxBlaze Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,602	I say the 16-50. 16mm to 50mm is just right for buildings, statues/sculptures. The zoom gives you the flexibility in case you see anything else you want to shoot plus it has great IQ.