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I read Sean's call on the Pentax, pretty spot on, though I do think the 21 pancake has way too much distortion particulary close up.
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Although I've been seriously considering the K10D for a long time, I now find myself wanting one less and less.I want one.
I read Sean's call on the Pentax, pretty spot on, though I do think the 21 pancake has way too much distortion particulary close up.
Hi Jonathon,I was also disappointed by Sean's review of the 43mm f/1.9 which, although a full-frame design, exhibits (what I would regard as) severe vignetting and softness in the corners at wide apertures -- on an APS-C sensor! Perhaps my expectations are unrealistic but, reading recent reviews and user experiences of the Olympus 7-14, 11-22, & 12-60 zooms and the 14-24 & 24-70 Nikon zooms, a lot of the gloss has gone off the Pentax primes.
Sean, point taken! The various (non-test) images that accompany the review clearly illustrate why you'd include the 43mm in a K10D kit.That resolution board is pretty ruthless. In normal use, I was actually quite impressed with the 43 Pancake. Most lenses are a bit soft in the corners wide open and virtually all compact lenses (SLR or RF) also show a bit of vignetting wide open. The vignetting from the Pentax 43 is quite mild.
The Zeiss ZK lenses are in a league of their own (among K/KA mounts) but the 43 is definitely a lens I'd own if I had a K10D.
andI have also found the D300 "rangefinder" focus light on the D300 much more accurate than on the D200. If you always go from close to far on the focus when using manual lenses on this body, you will nail the focus when the focus light just goes solid.
It seems reasonable to assume that if focusing is fine with the Zeiss 25/2.8 and 35/2 lenses on the D300, then the 28/2 would also be OK. Still, I'd be interested in any comments you might have about manually focusing the Zeiss lenses on the K10D. Thanks...I was initially concerned that I would need to change the screen in my D300 like I did in the D200. However, the D300 screen and focus system is better. This lets me focus even wide open and fairly close with the Zeiss ZF 25, 35, & 50. It is not precise enough to nail focus wide open with the 85 1.4 ZF.
Hi Jonathan,Still, I'd be interested in any comments you might have about manually focusing the Zeiss lenses on the K10D. Thanks...