Originally posted by reh321 No, there is no official firmware KAF4 patch for the K-30, and as a computer professional, I am very conservative about software changes. My current plan is to save my pennies for a KP first instead.
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The Canon EF-S lenses {for APS only} protrude slightly into the mirror box; a FF mirror would hit them.
Use the K50 v1.10 hackware on the K30. I installed it as have many others and it works as good if not better than the K30 v1.06 official last firmware update. My K30 doesn't freeze anymore. I don't have any KAF4 lenses but the hackware allows it. Ex software engineer!
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Originally posted by Rondec Zooms are just not going to be "small" even if they are APS-C and variable aperture. DA 20-40 or DA 12-24 are probably about as small as it gets with wide angle zooms. The 12-24 in particular seems to have a lot of praise -- the only things the DA 15 limited has over it are size and flare resistance.
DA15 Ltd has 18cm minimum focussing distance versus 30cm on DA 12-24.
Higher resolution at f5.6, much less distortion and chromatic aberration, nicer sunbursts due to 7 blades, creamier bokeh (close-ups), higher contrast and micro-contrast, built in lens hood and fast AF.
The HD version has even higher contrast and micro-contrast, higher flare resistance and more natural colour (due to passing more of the visible light wavelengths through), also creamier bokeh due to the rounded blades.
The DA 12-24 is a great zoom and maintains higher resolution at more aperture settings but the DA15 has that Ltd pixie dust and that DA15 look that no other lens does. Even the guys who moved to the FF K1 said they miss it.
I think the newer 11-18 may get closer to it due to odd number of blades, shorter range, 15mm being close to the middle zoom range, and the HD coatings (which really work so good). They did a stellar job with the HD DA 20-40 Ltd, for example, out-resolving the FA31 f1.9 Ltd at 31mm.
APS-C is here to stay alright.