If I may jump in? FWIW, at the request of a local photo shop, I did a lens test (carefully, but not clinically) comparing the 18-55 to a Promaster (Tamron, per the shop owner) of a similar range. The Promaster is, of course, a very inexpensive lens, but the Pentax image superiority was striking. The shop owner reviewed the images with the off-hand remark that Canon, which he features, might not fare so well either.
Jack --- Peter Fairweather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Patrick > > After managing with my Sigma 12-24 for the wide angle shots, I > eventually bought a new 18-55mm. It's light, easy to use and takes > great shots. > > I hesitated on the 16-45mm like you are on the new 16-50. The > clinching argument was the 6 fold increase in price £300+versus £50. > I > dread to think of the multiple on the new lens! > > I f I win the Lottery, I'll buy the new lens and sell the old one on > Ebay or, more likely, keep it as backup > > Hope this helps > > Peter > > On 9/25/06, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm considering whether or not to get a DA 18-55 as a Kit with a > K10D > > (my dealer gave me a very reasonable price for a kit) ? What the > > general take on the optical quality / build quality etc.... > > > > I would go for the 16-50 but its too long to wait and i need > someting > > that gives me a 28mm equiv now > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Patrick Genovese > > > > -- > > 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 > __________________________________________________ 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
