Mark Cassino Photography - Latest Comments on Snowcapes! https://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/home/?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 mcc [Member] in response to: Snowcapes! Wed, 02 May 2007 02:36:56 +0000 [Member] c458@https://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ <p>I upgraded to the Pentax DA 14-45, f4 zoom. It&#8217;s sharper than the 18-55, particularly wide open and in the corner of the frames. Unlike the 18-55, there is virtually no light falloff in the corners of the frame. The zoom range is very useful - wider at the wide end, but not quite as long. It still has some very slight chromatic aberration under some circumstances - but not enough to be a problem. </p> <p>With regards to the macro lens - I very recently purchased a DA 100 f2.8 macro. This is an excellent optic! Small, lightweight, excellent image quality. I&#8217;d highly recommend it.</p> <p>HTH - MCC</p> I upgraded to the Pentax DA 14-45, f4 zoom. It’s sharper than the 18-55, particularly wide open and in the corner of the frames. Unlike the 18-55, there is virtually no light falloff in the corners of the frame. The zoom range is very useful - wider at the wide end, but not quite as long. It still has some very slight chromatic aberration under some circumstances - but not enough to be a problem.

With regards to the macro lens - I very recently purchased a DA 100 f2.8 macro. This is an excellent optic! Small, lightweight, excellent image quality. I’d highly recommend it.

HTH - MCC

]]> https://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/snowcapes?blog=2#c458 Jackie [Visitor] in response to: Snowcapes! Tue, 01 May 2007 21:33:09 +0000 Jackie [Visitor] c457@https://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ <p>Got a K10D for my birthday. Came with a 18-45mm lens which I don&#8217;t really like. What lens do you recommend for general use? Also which for macro?</p> Got a K10D for my birthday. Came with a 18-45mm lens which I don’t really like. What lens do you recommend for general use? Also which for macro?

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