Hi, ( I should clarify, i already own the 16-45 also and i own the 14mm and have primes that cover this range, i think the difference between the wide ends of the zooms wouldnt bother me that much.
I was more curious about the optical qualities of the 18-55 compared to the 16-45, I'm really not a fan of the handling of the 16-45 and its quite large. Regards, Paul On 15/01/2007, at 6:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > The FA 20-35 is a fine lens. I owned one at one time, but it became > redundant so I sold it. Of course it's no substitute for its wider > brethren. In 35 mm FOV it's 30mm at the wide end, while the DA 16-45 > is 24mm -- a huge difference. But for wide zooms, the DA 12-24/ 4 is > the clear winner. It's a better optic than all of the above and gives > you a true wide FOV. It's also very manageable in that it doesn't > extend much at either the wide or the long end. A superb lens. > Paul > On Jan 15, 2007, at 12:20 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> The DA18-55 never interested me as I didn't like its rendering >> qualities very much and felt it was usually just a bit too slow for >> my desires. I had the 16-45 for a bit ... it's a fine performer, the >> weight and balance are a bit funky, as is the zoom operation. >> >> The zoom in this range that I really love is the FA20-35/4 AL. It's >> sharpness, contrast and rendering are nearly prime-quality, it isn't >> oversize, it's very light, and just does the trick beautifully. It >> certainly doesn't have the feel or finish quality of a Limited prime, >> but for a zoom the performance is right up there to deserve the >> title. >> >> Godfrey >> >> On Jan 14, 2007, at 8:23 PM, Paul wrote: >> >>> Just wondering if any one has compared the 16-45 to the 18-55, As an >>> 18-55 came with my K10D, but i havent opened it yet as i was >>> going to >>> seel it on Ebay, but i dont really like the size of the 16-45 and am >>> wondering if i should just keep the 18-55. I dont really use zooms a >>> whole lot in this range, but its nice to have one up my sleeve. >> >> >> -- >> 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
