I have resisted buying it so far. I would prefer a better build quality and a faster (constant) lens. It appears to be very good for the price. My take is optical quality is better than expected for the price point, but build quality is consumer level.
-- Bruce Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 9:09:54 AM, you wrote: SB> Is the 50-200 supposed to be a "consumer" zoom - i.e., designed more to a SB> price point than the highest quality image? For those who use the lens, SB> are you pleased with it. Paul, and a few others, seem to be quite happy SB> with theirs, but what about those of you who don't often comment on such SB> things? SB> Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

