I use this one a lot, mostly in winter. I get very good results with it, as Godfrey says around F5.6 or so. I use it for snowgolf, as it is small and i can just put the camera/lens in my coverall pouch.
Dave On Dec 17, 2007 11:56 AM, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I decided to "give the 28mm another shot" this weekend while at dinner > at my folks. Every time I have looked at it (sitting lonely in my > accessory bag), I realized it should be a perfect "party-length" lens > (wide enough to get people in, small enough to keep the camera small) > but I've always just ignored it and left it at home. > > On Sunday at a family dinner I used it quite a bit, interchanging with > the FA-50, Zenitar 16 (still trying to re-fall-in-love with this lens) > and the Tamron 28-75. > > When all was said and done and I was culling out the "acceptable" > photos, I was not surprised to see that some of the sharpest, clearest > shots were with the FA-50, but I really wasn't expecting how NICE a > lot of the shots with the 28mm were. I mean almost sharp enough to > cut yourself on 'em! > > None of the shots will win awards, but... I'm pleased with the > quality that came out. Pleased and surprised with how nicely that > lens worked. > > People are going to ask for examples, so I'll pull out the first one > (only web-sized but maybe that's good enough to get the idea): > > http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2007/early_christmas/pages/page_5.html > > Basically, anything in that gallery which doesn't report a focal > length is either the Zenitar or the A-28 so it should be obvious. > Time to find room in my "regular" bag for this lens. > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
