Hello Tanya,
As to people not buying Pentax just for lenses - I chose the *istD
body on the merits of the body, not the lenses. In the world of
digital, the body does make much more difference than for film
cameras.
When getting the *istD, this is how I outfitted it with lenses:
Pentax F 17-28/3.5-4.5 Fisheye
Tokina AF193 19-35/3.5-4.5 - Would have considered Tamron 17-35/2.8-4
if it had been available - it should be shortly and I will
consider it.
Pentax FA* 24/2.0
Tamron 28-75/2.8 DI
Pentax FA 50/1.4
Tamron 90/2.8 Macro
Pentax FA 135/2.8
Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 (already owned)
Kenko 1.4 AF convertor
As you can see, Tamron was a popular choice for me. I did purchase
two new ones. One is the 90/2.8 macro and the other is the
28-75/2.8 DI lens. Both are optically very good and fairly light
for their speed. But they feel mechanically solid.
Being a more manual focus kind of person, I really like how both of
them focus. They are not too loose feeling and very comfortable to
focus with. If you have any questions about them, feel free to ask.
Or if you want to see some pics from them, let me know.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Thursday, January 29, 2004, 1:45:47 PM, you wrote:
>snip<
TMP> "Plus, you comment about the lenses, yet so many Pentax users attach Sigma,
TMP> Tokina, and Tamron lenses to their cameras ...
TMP> and often rave about them. Clearly people aren't all buying Pentax for the
TMP> lenses."
TMP> I agree with this also, and wonder if anyone knows just how third party
TMP> lenses hold up these days by way of quality and optics - I am particularly
TMP> interested in Tamron in this respect...
TMP> tan.
