David Madsen schrieb: > > I will be purchasing a *istD soon and was wondering if anyone has had any > experience yet with the DA 16-45. I know that it will not function well on > my MZ-S so it would be just for the digital. My question is, is it worth it > to buy this lens if it only works on the digital or would I be better off > with a lens that would work on both? I know this ultimately boils down to > personal preference, I'm just asking for opinions.
Hi David, when I was at the very point of your decision, I got myself the new Tamron XR[DI] 28-75 f/2,8 - which is a fine lens. I realised that for me constant f/2.8 on a zoom was more important than to have hefty wide-angle on a "walk-around lens". Because that's what a zoom is for me mainly, for "serious" work I still use my fixed focals. To have aperture ring and full image cirle is also fine, because I still use film! If the DA lenses where sooo much better by wide a margin, I'd consider buying a digital-only lens, but from the samples I had seen, it was a no-brainer to go for the Tamron - regarding picture qualtiy. The rest, as you say, boils down to personal preference ;-) All the best, Thomas
