With my PZ-1p, I used the 24-90 all the time. When I got the ist D, I bought a 16-45, and thought I would use it the same way: all the time, and usually at the wide end. For some reason, not so.
I frequently find myself switching to the 24-90 for the ist D, and shooting with it midrange-to-long. Dunno why. Second place: the 17-28 on the PZ-1p. Alas, the 10-17 has been back-ordered for two months now... Rick --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Having used a friends DA 16-45 for almost a week > now, I'm beginning to > enjoy the convenience of using a zoom lens. I'm > still of mixed feelings > about the 16-45, and before making any decision > about buying it or another > zoom I've decided to wait and see what the > forthcoming 16-50/2.8 is like > and see about trying other zoom lenses. > > Some of the issues that Godders has with the 16-45, > namely its size and the > way it extends at the short end, don't bother me too > much, although I can > certainly see his point, and would probably like the > lens a little more if > it didn't extent so much, or at all. My biggest > issue is sharpness and the > ability of the lens to render fine detail in certain > situations. It seems > like a fine "walking around" lens, but thus far > casual comparisons with, > for example, the A50/1.4 and a couple of other > primes, seem to indicate > that the 16-45 is not the best for certain subjects > and certainly certain > situations. I don't like the way the lens flares in > some lighting > conditions. > > So, as I'd like to try other zooms before making a > final decision, perhaps > you can suggest your favorite zoom, and why you like > it. This might help > me decide which zoom to seek out and try next. > > Thanks for any help and suggestions. > > > Shel > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
