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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-12-2011, 03:44 PM
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Kind of unconventional for the DA 15mm, but it worked well I think.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-28-2010, 04:16 PM
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Wow... hmm... I see your point. I feel really dumb now.
woof!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-26-2010, 01:45 PM
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Yes, true. And it's a very nice lens. I was being cavalier. Sorry.
The truth is that given the large leap in image quality and color (IMHO), the loss of the wide end is not that significant FOR ME... I'll simply say that it is a compromise I am willing to make. Yes, I liked 10mm. But I did not spend most of my time there.
In going through the stuff I really like, and especially the stuff that has won me ribbons, what I find is that in the general area of wide-to-ultra-wide I got the most ribbons at 16mm with the Pentax DA 16-45mm. Interesting perspective, but no ribbons at 10mm.
The DA15mm is a great step forward in that wide to ultra wide space for me. And while again, I will miss the wide end, I most often used the 10-20mm to frame subjects at close distances or short intermediate distances as opposed to sweeping vistas. In those cases, well, I'll simply back up a little.
The DA15mm is also pretty rectilinear. I earn some money here and there shooting interiors. At 10mm I was getting too much distortion. On the 16-45mm I was getting a fair amount also at 16mm. From what I can see thus far, the DA15mm will acquit itself well here. Better in any event. Jury is out on that one.
Finally... the size, weight, and handling are just a delight. The 10-20mm is a MONSTER compared to this lens.
Some day I probably will pick up the 10-20mm again. There is a certain look that I will miss in some of the photos. Sometimes the colors were really very good.
It's easy to be cavalier when your reasons actually are well known to yourself. I apologize for that again. Anyway, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it... :D
woof!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-26-2010, 10:11 AM
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Heh. Vaughn, just to add fuel to the fire... trading my Sigma 10-20 for a DA15 was EXACTLY what I did. I'd wager there are a few others that have gone this route as well.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-26-2010, 09:23 AM
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Funny sunbursts are mentioned. I decided to see just how flare prone the DA15 is this weekend. What can I expect?
The following exposure resulted in no artifacts that I could readily see that require cleaning up, and only the very slightest of fringe. At the same time this is perhaps the best defined "star" I've ever shot. 14 points. This is not my favorite photo, but it it was a good proof point for me. If anyone is wondering how you get it to break up into a well defined star, simply place something between you and the sun. Like a thin branch. You won't be able to see it in the viewfinder, but it will result in this:
I like the following photo much better. No sharpening added here. Scary clinical sharpness. I almost don't like it... have to get used to this. I've been mucking with relatively inexpensive zooms.
One interesting point here is that I took a bracket of this and this was the single exposure that I shot at -1. I was using a polarizer. Without adding any kind of saturation, tweaks etc., when I brought this up to proper levels, this was the rendition I was left with. All I can say is wow. That and "I think I'm in love."
woof!
C&C always welcome...
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