Based on the shots I've seen from Steady, I've almost bitten the bullet several times. Would make a reasonable set with my DA 16-45.
Like you, I am really interested in the two new zooms - they seem like a really good pair, based on what we know so far. We could be surprised at how much they cost, though. I'm thinking they could be quite pricey and rival the optical quality of the FA* 80-200/2.8 (at least I hope). -- Bruce Friday, October 13, 2006, 6:44:04 PM, you wrote: SB> A few weeks ago I had a chance to knock off about 25 frames with a SB> DA50-200. Better than a lot of earlier zooms that I've used, but not quite SB> up to the standards of a good -> great prime. Still, I think this would SB> make a great lens to carry along with a somewhat shorter zoom for a SB> two-lens kit if one wanted to travel light when travelling or walking about SB> town. SB> Assuming that the DA* lenses will be even better, I'd probably have little SB> or no qualms about taking a DA*16-50 and a DA* 50-135 as my only lenses on SB> many outings, or perhaps leaving the high-end primes in the hotel safe SB> until their wider apertures or greater resolution or sharpness were needed. SB> Looking forward to those new lenses, yes indeed! SB> Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
