DA 18-55 soft?
Posted 30/10/2007 - 12:05
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Unless you want to spend a lot of cash then you'll probably need to forget primes as even manual focus ones can be expensive at those sorts of focal lengths.
Your best option might be to consider a couple of Sigma lenses - the 10-20 for landscape, and the 70-300 APO for longer stuff. Both are much better performers than the Pentax 18-55 & 50-200 you've mentioned.
I have discovered the cost of the primes, these will have to wait until after my daughters wedding.Unless you want to spend a lot of cash then you'll probably need to forget primes as even manual focus ones can be expensive at those sorts of focal lengths.
Your best option might be to consider a couple of Sigma lenses - the 10-20 for landscape, and the 70-300 APO for longer stuff. Both are much better performers than the Pentax 18-55 & 50-200 you've mentioned.
I've looked at the 70-300 and read generally good reviews, not looked at the 10-20, thanks for the info.
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I use a Pentax K10D, on a MacBook with LightRoom (vers 1.3 + beta 2)
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I use a Pentax K10D, on a MacBook with LightRoom (vers 1.3 + beta 2)
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I would really like some wide manual primes: 10, 12. or 15mm (or whatever is available), for landscape images, and a 300 or greater for wildlife.
Anyone got some for cheap (as in ridiculously cheap or even free)?
Your best option might be to consider a couple of Sigma lenses - the 10-20 for landscape, and the 70-300 APO for longer stuff. Both are much better performers than the Pentax 18-55 & 50-200 you've mentioned.