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Subject: Re: 16-50/2.8 (was Re: saved someone from Nigerian Paypal scam?)
I have the 16-45, but the wobbly barrel is killing my corners randomly. In
portrait the upper half
tends to get soft. I have two copies of this lens. The one
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Subject: Re: 16-50/2.8 (was Re: saved someone from Nigerian Paypal scam?)
The original FA 28-105 f4-5.6 (the power zoom one for the PZ-1) is a bit heavy,
but an unknown
sleeper - fine quality lens.
But you'd still need a 15mm prime.
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed
I agree on the quality. It's not that light a lens, though.
And many folks believe that the third iteration of the 28-105
(the one with the f/3.2 max aperture, IIRC) is slightly better.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:00:24AM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote:
The original FA 28-105 f4-5.6 (the power zoom
I have the 16-45, but the wobbly barrel is killing my corners
randomly. In portrait the upper half tends to get soft. I have two
copies of this lens. The one I'm using now is very good when it is
sharp, but inconsistent. I would pay to have one of them tightened,
but I'm afraid that it will just
on 2013-07-24 7:19 Zos Xavius wrote
I have the 16-45, but the wobbly barrel is killing my corners
randomly.
yeah it's an interesting compromise of a lens; i thought all the corners were
soft
but my point was that i had carried a zoom for a long time before almost
completely switching to
The original FA 28-105 f4-5.6 (the power zoom one for the PZ-1)
is a bit heavy, but an unknown sleeper - fine quality lens.
But you'd still need a 15mm prime.
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 6:13 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:
on 2013-07-24 7:19 Zos Xavius wrote
I have
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013, steve harley wrote:
on 2013-07-11 19:47 Aahz Maruch wrote
Congrats! Why not keep the 16-50?
i'm a little torn; i have the 16-45, which is good, if not great,
yet i rarely use it any more; that range is
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote:
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013, steve harley wrote:
on 2013-07-11 19:47 Aahz Maruch wrote
Congrats! Why not keep the 16-50?
i'm a little torn; i have the 16-45, which is good, if not great,
on 2013-07-23 13:44 Aahz Maruch wrote
Steve, the other advantage of the 16-50, of course, is that you're not
having to switch lenses.
yes, for a couple of years a 16-45mm was my most-used lens
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On Fri, Jul 12, 2013, steve harley wrote:
on 2013-07-11 19:47 Aahz Maruch wrote
Congrats! Why not keep the 16-50?
i'm a little torn; i have the 16-45, which is good, if not great,
yet i rarely use it any more; that range is covered for me by a set
of small primes that are excellent and
on 2013-07-11 19:47 Aahz Maruch wrote
Congrats! Why not keep the 16-50?
i'm a little torn; i have the 16-45, which is good, if not great, yet i rarely
use it any more; that range is covered for me by a set of small primes that are
excellent and humble: A 50/1.7, FA 28/2.8 and DA 15/4 (i
yesterday i responded to a craigslist ad ($1000 for K10D, grip, AF360 flash,
16-50/2.8, 50-135/2.8) and got a call back saying i would be the backup buyer
in case the first buyer didn't cover the full FedEx postage to Nigeria …
i was so surprised at what he said that i wondered if he were
A very humanitarian act, Steve.
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 8:01 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:
long story short, i saved his bacon and got a sweet deal; 50-135 is
fantastic lens, but a bit of a workout for my shoulder; i will probably
resell the rest
I find the 50-135 to be a work
Wow. That is one hell of a deal! I'm jealous!
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
A very humanitarian act, Steve.
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 8:01 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:
long story short, i saved his bacon and got a sweet deal; 50-135
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013, steve harley wrote:
long story short, i saved his bacon and got a sweet deal; 50-135 is
fantastic lens, but a bit of a workout for my shoulder; i will
probably resell the rest
Congrats! Why not keep the 16-50?
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