Which Wide Prime?

the Tamrac Expedition 5 will take a K10/20 body with a Bigma Attached, and plenty of room for the 16-50DA......plus 50-135DA + second body + flashgun + bits and bobs......Why not just take a suitcase full of gear

You must look weird with that "fixture" on your body!

When I wrote it I thought do I need the word camera - no, I thought!

After a sleepless night thinking about how I can get round making my new £17 camera bag redundant I have decided the best way is to buy a K-7 and a 21mm LTD ... this way I can carry on using it plus with the added space saved by buying the K-7 I can now probably get my 50mm f1.4 in as well

I think he had

Thought i would post a few pics taken with the DA21,K200.Showing off it's close-up image qaulity.
.F11,1/400SEC,ISO 200.

.F8,1/640,ISO 200.

.F4,1/160,ISO 200.

That looks very good never knew the lens could do that

Me neither Stefan, but i recently read somewhere that it will focus down to 1cmI could not manage that though,but i wanted to try it out.These are literaly ''snaps'' i took this morning,so it indicates what would be possible with more application.Tony.

It surely sparkles my interest now but still want to get the DA17-70 first, better walk around lens and i need one on holiday.

Tony, I see you have the 40ltd and the 35ltd, which one do you prefer the most?
I bought the 40 over the 35 since I didn't need macro since i have the 100mm and i have been told that bokeh with normall shooting isn't that nice. Any comments on that when comparing the two?
Btw the 40ltd is bloody fast with focusing.

Mike, have you picked up your Sigma 24 and 28s recently? Why not give them a whirl, at least!

There is no way on earth the 21mm will focus anything like 1 cm. I think you missed a zero, possibly 10cm.

Mike

20cm to be exact.
Are these metered from the sensor or lens-mount btw?

Trying it now I'd say 20cm from the sensor.

Thank you Mike

I knew keeping a ruler on the desk would be useful one day

Hi Stefan,I would say the above is about right.I found out where i read about the 1cm distance it was the last issue PU magazine!Regardless of that though it's a great lens,and along with the 35 and 40ltd's i am eagerly awaiting a 4/3rd's samsung+ K mount adaptor.
For a couple of months now 95% of my pics have been with my manual lenses,so i have neglected the Ltd's.I find the 35 and 40 very different in character,the 35 being a great walk about,very close static macro.The 40 i like for snap shooting street,and close portrait.But at the moment it's Zeiss and Voigtlander for handling,bokeh.The Lilly pic in the gallery is with the 35 mac,just to give you an idea.