i have a tokina 28-70 f2.8 . build quality is top notch. the has since been replaced with the 28-70 f2.6-2.8 and that has been replaced with the 28-80 f2.8. but tokina has always had some of the best "off brand" lenses made.
Hello! I am looking for a decently priced alternative to FA*AL 2/24mm, and the new lenses from Sigma look promising (priced at around 65% of Pentax 2/24 is 1. 8/24mm Sigma). Apart from optical quality (anybody has any info on this lens?), what is the build quality of Sigma EX line (compared to Pentax FA* lenses AND to Pentax FA/F lenses) I ask because I had some bad experience with 3rd party lenses turning wobbly after time of heavier use, resulting in loss of performance. These Sigma EX 1.8 aperture wides (BTW, 1.8/20mm is priced at LESS than FA* 2/24mm!) are pretty light, made propably from lots of plastic. I am afraid the focusing mount or whatever will loosen over time, especially if there are any impacts or force on the lens hood, which mounts onto it. And these are pretty common in my reportage work (as much as I try to be gentle on my equipment, others don't... e.g. police, demonstrators, crowds,...), where this lens would be used. So, anybody has experience with Sigma EX lenses (or ATX AF lenses from Tokina. I had worse experience with newer Tamrons) performance over years of heavier use? And what about FA lenses (plain FA, not FA*) ? I would maybe go for the FA 35/2 (selling my F 1.4/50 LN/MINT, so if anybody's interested...), but what's its build quality? I like my lenses to last long, longer than me (I use a 70 years old Rolleiflex Standard with success, it's a very nice camera which will last another 70 years, but certainly not outlast me, I plan to grow very old <g>) Thanks for any info! Frantisek - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
