> 
> The 28-105 continues to be a great companion to the 16-45.  What can I 
> say... I loved this lens on my ZX-5n, and still like using it on the 
> *ist-DS.  Again, the convenience of a zoom on vacation outweighed the 
> performance gains of the primes.  Maybe I just got lazy huh?

I really like my 16-45 and 28 105 also. Great combo.

> 
> Flash: The AF330FTZ has got to go.  It's obnoxious to have to dive into 
> the camera's menu again and again until I get the right level of flash 
> for the picture.  In general, it overexposes my shots, but individual 
> results are so varied that I can't just set it and forget it.  I'm going 
> to have to get an AF360FGZ and step into the 21st century.  It was a 
> complete disappointment when I tried to use it to punch up the 
> foreground in a near-dusk shot.  I had to fiddle several times to get it 
> right.  On my ZX-5n, it just worked, every time.  The *ist-DS is too 
> sensitiveto overexposure, I suppose. Whatever the reason, I think I need 
> a flash more dedicated to the *ist-DS's needs.
> 

Dave, i have the SB80DX which is supposed to be Nikons bee's knees as far as 
flash. I to
have to
fumble with exposure, so its not just a Pentax thing. Although with the Sigma 
super, is
still have
to do a lot of playing aswell. I think its just dslr nature.

Dave Brooks
> Dave
> 

                                


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