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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
03-02-2011, 04:03 PM
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On that note I have managed to be clever with the DA16-45mm. At its full length it is actually 16mm, but anyone beside you thinks you are getting a tele shot of the other side of the room. this lets you take candid photos of them. :p
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
03-02-2011, 04:43 AM
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I trust Photozone more than any other review site but the limitations Emacs points out should be taken into account. There is a lot we cannot tell about a lens without proper graphs from the manufacturer. We should be petitioning Pentax to release proper MTF graphs for all their lenses. The designers have tons of information they simply don't give us. Unlike Leica, for example.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-27-2011, 05:29 PM
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Oh yeah, I heartily recommend the DA 16-45mm as an excellent standard zoom and a perfect landscape lens, as it's sharp corner to corner. But I never use mine any more, maybe because I have the FA43 Limited.
I also recommend the DA 55-300mm as amazing value for money in the tele range. I use mine about twice a year.
Thirdly, the DA 12-24mm is the best wide angle zoom you can get for Pentax. I take mine with me every time I go on holiday, for street scenes and interiors. It's the only zoom I use (semi-) regularly since it covers a focal range that is simply impractical to cover with primes.
OK, time to go back to work.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-27-2011, 05:26 PM
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The difference is that there is no messing. If you don't "get it" that's fine; it is not an approach for everyone. But a different aesthetic develops by looking at the world through one focal length. Which is why many of the greatest photographers did exactly that. Eventually you get to the point where you can see shots framed before you put the camera up to your eye. That is an enormous advantage for street shooting (to give one example).
The other significant advantages with a small prime: my arms don't get as tired, I can carry my gear to places I'd never get with a zoom, my lens is less likely to scare people and put them on their guard, in crowded scenes I am less likely to be an obstruction or get my camera knocked. That's five more reasons I am more creative. It's about reducing distractions.
Good thing I shoot with the better of the two then. ;) But seriously, the DA* 60-250 is a great lens for people who want to carry around a Can(n)on. I have never had the joy of using it, but the pictures speak for themselves.
What? Based on numbers? But the numbers do not show you why the FA77 is the superior lens. The numbers do not capture the rendering.
Totally right.
Read all the posts again and you'll see no such irrational generalisations. It's only the zoom supporters getting irate. Not sure why.
What, this is you not argumentative? :D
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-27-2011, 05:06 PM
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That's not a cost; it's a potential advantage.
I never lose a shot. Yes, there are some potential photos I do not take, but life moves on and I move with life. The world has never once taken a shot from me. I simply don't see things that way.
The FA77 Limited weighs 270g compared to the DA* 50-135mm at 765g. The former is 70mm long with hood extended. The zoom is about 210mm with the hood. So the zoom is almost three times longer and heavier. Both take nice pictures -- though the zoom could never beat the Limited for rendering, it acquits itself well.
But the Limited I have with me every day, on the camera in a small shoulder bag no-one ever notices. You know, so I don't "miss" any shots. :D The zoom (if I owned it) would stay in my portrait studio (if I had one).
Well, then you made the right decision. I think you're getting the hang of this.
Oops, I spoke too soon. Arrogance has reared its ugly head again. :(
Admit that others have different purposes and priorities than you and that they can appreciate features in the lenses that you can't. Then you start on the road to actually learning something.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-27-2011, 04:37 PM
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An intelligent way of evaluating a lens is relative to one's own requirements, as you have done. Amazing that others don't get this!
Spoken like an artist and someone who appreciates the subtleties in life.
A good plan. Then you would know what all the fuss is about.
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