Paul, I bought a 18-55 from a list member and put it on the DS which my wife is using. The package handles a lot 'smaller' than the K10D with the 16-45, and the results look just fine for a walk-about lens. Regards, Bob S.
On 1/15/07, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
