Thanks Mark - will keep you updated. Right now an FA 28-105 is staring me at the face...
Bong On 2/21/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bong - Nice to see you back on the list. > > Can't help much with the lens decision - I'm thinking through the same > thing now. I find the Da 18-55 to be an adequate lens, but not on par > with other zooms like the FA 28-70 f4 AL or the FA 20-35 f4. And while > those are very good, they fall short of the best primes (eg a 50mm f 1.7 > or 1.4). But... the 18-55 is better than all in the 18-27 mm range :-) > > My specific complaints about the Da 18-55 are chromatic aberrations in > the corners, and notable light dropoff (even at fairly small apertures). > But for a <$100 lens - well, like they say a Popular Photography > "excellent performance for a lens of this class." > > I really only need this lens, or any lens in the focal range, for wider > angles - I have better non-DA lenses for 28mm on. But the 17-28mm > fisheye distorsts too much to be good on a DSLR and too little to be a > fisheye, and my 14mm Sigma prime is (aside form being a monster in size) > really prone to flare. So getting something at the wide end that is good > and convenient and portable is a challenge. > > Keep us posted if you do get an upgrade. > > - MCC > > Bong Manayon wrote: > > Hello...I'm back after all these years. > > > > I got my istDS over a year ago and since I have an existing collection > > of lenses, I got it without the kit lens (18-55/3.5-5.6). Except for > > the fact that I don't have a wide angle with my DS (since all my 28mms > > became 42mms), I was quite happy with my setup. Opportunities that > > came my way (a couple of guys bought my 28mms--Pentax are rare in the > > Philippines even if some models are actually assembled here) left me > > without anything that approximates a wide lens for the DS (I shortest > > lens in my inventory now is a 35mm). Checking the net shows that the > > price of the DA 18-55 has dropped below $100 so the cheapskate in me > > sees a bargain. > > > > Or is it? > > > > Should I save up for the upcoming DA* 16-50/2.8? > > > > Or go for the Sigma 18-50/2.8 which is available now (over $300 last I > > checked)? > > > > Or maybe even stick with the Sigma 18-50/3.5-5.6 DC has always been > > around under $100? > > > > Bong > > > > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
