I'm only reciting what the shop owner told me. (??) Jack --- Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mmm Tamron rebadge? Does Tamron make low end 18-55? > Wouldn't it be a Sigma instead? > > 2006/12/16, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I mentioned this about a year ago, but will do a quick FWIW recap. > > Local photo shop owner after attending a photo convention, (I > forget > > which one), decided to stock the *ist DL, due to its great "price > > point". He wondered if the 18~55 was at least equal to a like > Promaster > > (Tamron re-badge) so asked if I'd do a comparison. > > I did not retain the results, but suffice to say that the Pentax > was > > much superior!. Shop owner was instantly convinced that in-camera > image > > processing still needs the benefit of a 'good' lens. > > Of course it's recognized that sample QC range will certainly vary > in > > consideration of manufacturing costs. > > > > Jack > > --- Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have a good selection of lenses on hand, even after i sold off > the > > > ones I bought as 'collectables' a few year ago. In reality, many > go > > > unused for months at a time (or longer.) I last used my A* 300 f4 > on > > > vacation in July, 2005. I can't remember when I last used the > Sigma > > > 14mm > > > f 3.5 or the A* 400 f 2.8. > > > > > > I set aside serious time for photography and try to take a > > > disciplined > > > approach to actively producing images. At the end of the day, a > > > handful > > > of lenses does most of the work, and aside from specialized macro > > > work, > > > a normal prime and standard zoom are the real workhorses. > > > > > > I do a lot of Medium Format shooting with 3 lenses - 55mm to 170. > The > > > > > > same focal length range is covered by a 28-80 mm lens in 35mm > format, > > > or > > > 18-55mm lens in APS-C format. > > > > > > I'd suspect that for a more casual shooters good normal zoom > would > > > fill > > > the bill for 99% of their shooting needs, and the cost / benefit > > > ratio > > > doesn't justify the purchase of a new lens for that 1%. > > > > > > I wouldn't expect the typical DSLR buyer to pony up for more > lenses. > > > (Unless they subscribe to this list and get the bug...) > > > > > > IMO - the smart marketing money would be to put a good lens in > the > > > kit > > > - sharp, minimal distortion and light falloff, good close > focusing - > > > and > > > realize that many people will just use that. Better to have > people > > > happy > > > with the results of their kit lens, and giving good feedback > about > > > their > > > camera, than giving them a junk lens and hoping they will > upgrade. > > > > > > FWIW - I haven't tested the 18-55mm but it seems like a > reasonably > > > good > > > lens. Noticeable light fall off and softness in the in the > corners > > > wide > > > open, but not bad stopped down to f8 or 11. But that's just a > casual > > > observation. > > > > > > - MCC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gonz wrote: > > > > Just as I suspected. I'll bet its the same pretty much > everywhere. > > > I > > > > know of at least 7 people personally in my area with DSLRs, > only 1 > > > of > > > > them has more than two lenses and one has two. The rest all > have 1 > > > > > > > lens. The person with more than two is a pdml subscriber so I > met > > > him > > > > through the list, therefore he almost doesnt count in this > quick > > > survey. > > > > > > > > Most of these people I know bought the camera with a kit lens > or > > > bought > > > > their own higher end zoom. > > > > > > > > rg > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > >> From: "Adam Maas" > > > >> Subject: Re: Luminous Landscape: Reichmann tries out a K10D > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> That's certainly the case with most buyers of base-model > DSLR's, > > > just > > > >>> like it was for base model SLR's back in the days of film. I > > > doubt its > > > >>> 90%, but 70% is probably close. > > > >> > > > >> I just talked to the one knowledgable sales person at Don's > Photo. > > > >> She say that 75-80% buy the camera and kit lens and at some > point > > > buy a > > > >> longer zoom , and perhaps 15-20% will eventually buy a second > > > lens, with > > > >> very a few buying more than that, generally because they have > > > decided > > > >> they have a specific need or want. > > > >> This may not be an accurate market indication, just a local > > > snapshot. > > > >> > > > >> William Robb > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > Mark Cassino Photography > > > Kalamazoo > > > www.markcassino.com > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? 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