Testing testing 1, 2, 3, well ok, 15mm that is

[wlewisiii]

HD Pentax-DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited, that is. Not sure about the screw on cap but the built in hood is a plus and the size is nice.

On the way home this morning I had to test it out. Wasn't overly excited by most of what I got, as the light was meh, but there were a couple that weren't too bad. I'm also reminded that I don't use lenses wider than 28 very often (this is 22mm equiv) and it shows.

 

[agentlossing]

The key with a wide-to-ultrawide lens is, get closer! Wide angles tend to make a subject disappear into the background, unless you get close, then you can work the distortion to your advantage to really make the subject stand out from your background by changing the relative size of the subject and background.

This doesn't mean your subject needs to look all distorted. You don't necessarily have to get that close. Just play with your placement and see how it changes the size of foreground vs background.

Also, stay level as much as you can. And, for a distant/landscape type shot like the above examples, work in foreground elements. You can really layer things.

Wide angles are thrilling in their potential.

 

[agentlossing]

Hope you'll pardon the posts, but here's some of what I mean (I just did a single in challenge with the 15/4 and the Pentax Monochrome). Apologies for the amount of images.

 

[wlewisiii]

Thanks for the tips and examples. It's a really nice lens and I think I'm going to enjoy using it and I'll probably use it more as I get more comfortable with how wide it is to my eyes.