You already know about my favourite, which was the M 24-35/3.5 that somebody stole 6 years ago. By coincidence, I was in a photo shop today where they had one for sale at a very low price, so I bought it. Now I have 2 Pentax lenses and 1 Pentax camera.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff > Sent: 16 June 2006 16:51 > To: PDML > Subject: Your Favorite Zoom Lens > > 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 > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
