Re: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples

2010-08-08 Thread Rick Womer
will probably get a 17-70. I like the last pic particularly. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 8/7/10, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples

2010-08-08 Thread gldnbearz
That's on my keep dreaming list. On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: If Pentax fixes its SDM problem, I will probably get a 17-70. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples

2010-08-08 Thread P. J. Alling
particularly. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 8/7/10, Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com Subject: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 7:29 AM Hi

Re: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples

2010-08-08 Thread Boris Liberman
On 8/8/2010 7:50 PM, gldnbearz wrote: That's on my keep dreaming list. It is rather good (for me at least) that I don't care at all for these DA lenses... So, one can say, I stopped dreaming a while ago... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples

2010-08-08 Thread Boris Liberman
On 8/7/2010 6:18 PM, gldnbearz wrote: If you think that the build is plasticky, it's pretty much the same as the FA 28-105/3.2-4.5. They are roughly the same length when fully extended (and slightly wobbly), with the 24-90 being just a bit larger in circumference. It occurs to me that

Re: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples

2010-08-08 Thread paul stenquist
I have three SDM lenses with a total of about 30,000 frames of use cumulatively. No problems. The DA* lenses are too good to pass up. Paul On Aug 8, 2010, at 12:50 PM, gldnbearz wrote: That's on my keep dreaming list. On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples

2010-08-08 Thread paul stenquist
On Aug 8, 2010, at 1:25 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 8/7/2010 6:18 PM, gldnbearz wrote: If you think that the build is plasticky, it's pretty much the same as the FA 28-105/3.2-4.5. They are roughly the same length when fully extended (and slightly wobbly), with the 24-90 being just a bit

Re: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples

2010-08-08 Thread Miserere
I wish they still made f/3.5-4.5 lenses... I really don't like f/5.6 at the long end when the long end is shorter than 200mm. Glad the lens is working out for you, Boris. --M. On 07/08/2010, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi!

Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples

2010-08-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2010/08/pentax-fa-24-9035-45-if-al-mini-review.html All in all - I am very happy about my yet another recent acquisition. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Pentax SMC FA 24-90 mini review with samples

2010-08-07 Thread gldnbearz
Glad to see you are enjoying the lens. Paired well with the Zx-5n. For me, the FOV was better on 35mm than APS-C because it isn't wide enough at the short end. If you think that the build is plasticky, it's pretty much the same as the FA 28-105/3.2-4.5. They are roughly the same length when