Pentax and 3rd party equivelents
Posted 27/04/2014 - 21:07
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jemx99 wrote:
Just lately the Pentax DA 10-17 has had a lot of praise on this forum and some great example shots from it posted - it's quite reasonable in price too!
mikedefieslife wrote:
Well the 11-16mm zoom of the tokina isn't that useful really.
I recently sold a sigma 12-24 and almost exclusively used it at 12mm.
The reason I bought an UWA in the first place was for some crazy perspectives of close foregrounds and massive skies.
I found that 12mm on ASP-C wasn't really that extreme and ended up using it more as a walk around landscape lens.
The 14mm 2.8 would work great for astro stuff though.
Well the 11-16mm zoom of the tokina isn't that useful really.
I recently sold a sigma 12-24 and almost exclusively used it at 12mm.
The reason I bought an UWA in the first place was for some crazy perspectives of close foregrounds and massive skies.
I found that 12mm on ASP-C wasn't really that extreme and ended up using it more as a walk around landscape lens.
The 14mm 2.8 would work great for astro stuff though.
Just lately the Pentax DA 10-17 has had a lot of praise on this forum and some great example shots from it posted - it's quite reasonable in price too!
yup superb and fun lens. Love mine
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Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
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Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
Posted 27/04/2014 - 22:35
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I really like my Sigma 8-16. A bit big but definitely an improvement on the 10-20.
I am also very happy with the Samsung(Pentax) 10-17. Sort of lens that gives you smiles.
I am also very happy with the Samsung(Pentax) 10-17. Sort of lens that gives you smiles.
Bob
Posted 27/04/2014 - 22:48
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ambient housewife wrote:
What about the Samyang 10mm f2.8 or the Sigma 10-20 f3.5? The Pentax 12-24 is similar to the Tokina version but very pricey now. There are rumours about Samyang creating a new AF range tba later this month as well, but the lack of AF may not be such a big deal for wide angle starfields. I am about to put a 10-20 up for sale, but it is not the f3.5 HSM version.
mikedefieslife wrote:
I want something that'll be decent for astro shots.
I want something that'll be decent for astro shots.
What about the Samyang 10mm f2.8 or the Sigma 10-20 f3.5? The Pentax 12-24 is similar to the Tokina version but very pricey now. There are rumours about Samyang creating a new AF range tba later this month as well, but the lack of AF may not be such a big deal for wide angle starfields. I am about to put a 10-20 up for sale, but it is not the f3.5 HSM version.
Doesn't your Sigma f3.5 get better reviews than the later HSM version? I may look out for it when it comes up !
Pentax K50,FA 35 2.0,FA 50 1.4, DA 18-135 WR, Sony RX100 2, Manfrotto bits...
Posted 30/04/2014 - 17:51
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Looking at getting a 35mm 2.4 as that's similar to my Nikkor 35mm 1.8.
I'll then be looking for a couple of lenses in the range from 28mm, 24mm, 21mm, 14mm, as none of the available rectilinear UWA zooms do it for me.
I'm curious about the 10-17 fisheye, but it's rather specialised. Seems like fun though. What does it look like corrected? Anyone care to share a RAW image that I can play with?
I'll then be looking for a couple of lenses in the range from 28mm, 24mm, 21mm, 14mm, as none of the available rectilinear UWA zooms do it for me.
I'm curious about the 10-17 fisheye, but it's rather specialised. Seems like fun though. What does it look like corrected? Anyone care to share a RAW image that I can play with?
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Whilst you don't get the effects of an F2.8 lens or smaller, the light gathering of this lens more than makes up for it imho
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