Several years ago people used to say the same thing about 10:1 zooms. Then Canon managed to come out with the 35-350, which showed that it was possible to come up with something quite usable. I'm sure that 14:1, especially for the reduced image circle sensor, will turn out to be perfectly acceptable as far as the prospective audience cares. Let's face it - nobody expects perfection for $500, but this baby is made for the 'soccer dads' who don't want to change lenses. (Why they've bought a DSLR, in that case, is a whole different question).
On Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 07:15:21PM -0800, Bob Blakely wrote: > How can an almost 14:1 zoom be of any real value? > > Regards, > Bob... > ------------------------------ > "Gort, klaatu barrada nikto!" > -- Guess the author! > -- Guess the source! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > If the 18-250 is made in Japan, it's either being made in a Hoya factory > > or likely being produced by Tamron using Pentax-coated and ground glass. > > Most Pentax lenses of that ilk are made in Vietnam. > > > > Note that Tamron is also producing a Sony version of this lens, with > > Minolta-derived coatings and differing AF gearing. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
