Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Digital Cameras & Shooting Techniques => Topic started by: mattpallante on February 28, 2008, 06:36:13 pm
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Brown delivers my new Pentax K20d tomorrow! I have a DA 16-45 and 50-200, which I've been using on my K10d. I don't have the $ for the new 21mm pancake. Should I wait to regenerate some more cash so I can buy the 21mm, or is an older 24mm or 28mm traditional lens a viable option? What differences in image quality/characteristics am I likely to see between these two options, with the new camera? Thanks for any ideas and knowledge you can send my way...Matt
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Brown delivers my new Pentax K20d tomorrow! I have a DA 16-45 and 50-200, which I've been using on my K10d. I don't have the $ for the new 21mm pancake. Should I wait to regenerate some more cash so I can buy the 21mm, or is an older 24mm or 28mm traditional lens a viable option? What differences in image quality/characteristics am I likely to see between these two options, with the new camera? Thanks for any ideas and knowledge you can send my way...Matt
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Well if cost is an issue and image quality is a goal, I'd suggest any of the SMC 50mm lenses, in any of the flavors (M42, K, M, F, FA). The newer versions will be easier to use, but the older (M42, K , M zmd A) are soild mechanical beauties and a joy to handle. For a bit more, you might also consider the FA 35mm for about $300 in the US.