I think the gist of my review is that, based on the rave reviews and positive comments people on the list have made, I was expecting better quality. Anyway, it's just my experience and feelings about one sample of this lens ... a couple of other list members who have chosen not to make their feelings and test results public had similar experiences with the lens, and told me so long before this little review was posted.
I certainly consider it an acceptable all-around, walking around lens, but for critical work it'll stay in the bag. If I understand your comments below, it seems that you agree with me. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > I find there's a time for zooms and a time for primes. For example, if > I shoot an event, even if it's for publication, I'll do it with a > couple of zooms. Constantly switching lenses can lead to too many > missed shots. If I'm shooting in the studio, it's always primes. > Outdoors, if I'm shooting something specific, such as a car or birds, I > use only primes. But for all those times when a variety of shots and > opportunities are in order, the zooms get the call. The DA 16-45 is > certainly among the very best zooms available for Pentax cameras. > Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
