On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:06:13 -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote > On Feb 21, 2007, at 3:33 PM, John Whittingham wrote: > > >> Both the DA14 and the DA12-24 are excellent quality lenses and a > >> beautiful match to the DSLRs. They're not even horrendously > >> expensive like the Nikon or Canon 14mm lenses are. > >> > >> I don't know what you don't like about them, particularly as you > >> don't seem to have used either one yet. > > > > Hi Godfrey, point taken, but I've read a lot of reviews. Correct me > > if I'm > > wrong, but the Tokina ATX 12-24 is essentially the Pentax 12-24? It > > is one of > > the better performers but still flawed IMHO. > > Reviews don't really tell you enough, imo. How can you judge a lens > without using it?
No, but they're a damn good starting point, nothing like a bit of scientific testing and it's never done me any harm in the past. > There's no end to this kind of debate until you obtain a lens and > have first hand experience with it. Yes, there is a lot to be said for that. > If I didn't think the DA14 was a > damn good lens, I'd have sold it and the Pentax *ist DS, gotten out > of the system entirely. That's what drove me to Pentax in the first > place ... I couldn't get a lens of this focal length with decent > quality for my Canon 10D. The Pentax DS plus DA14 cost me just over > half what the EF14L alone would have cost and were superior in performance. > > Godfrey Thanks for your comments Godfrey. Regards, John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
