Of course you can make a big prime or a small zoom. If your Pentax 24-90 were an f/1.8, and of equal optical quality to the Sigma 24/1.8, and still smaller, THEN I'd be amazed. There are plenty of 28-xx zooms smaller than my 28/1.4 Nikkor. I think there are CARS smaller than my 28/1.4 Nikkor. I doubt any zoom that ends at 300mm is as big as a 300/2.8 (or anywhere near as sharp).
> From: "Nick Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Not always. My Sigma 24mm f1.8 is bigger than my Pentax 24-90. It's also faster and > focusses much closer (bizarrely close - you feel like the subject is almost inside > the lens!). > It's a pity I haven't had much chance to play with it, but shortly after it arrived > I got the *istD, so the Sigma's taken a bit of a back seat. > > Nick > > -----Original Message----- > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 03/03/04 17:35:18 > Primes are still smaller and faster, and normally have less distortion. DJE
