I'm with you Jack. I love my 16-45 and will keep it.
I want to look at the 60-250, and if performs well enough may make that my horse camera. If not. i'll have to put up with that Nikon crap i have.:-) Dave On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Glad it's the extra stop you need. My speed needs are basically meant > by the 16~45 and I'll probably not trade up to the 16~50 just for its > AF technology. Also, I'm likely going to pick up the 60~250 when > available. > Hope the replacement continues to perform as is the case at this point. > > > > Jack > --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So far, I'd say that the difference is basically the extra stop and > > the USM focusing. Both are very sharp. But I need that extra stop for > > > > indoor events. When I shot a courthouse wedding and had to work > > without flash, I lost a few shots due to 1/15th second shutter > > speeds. At 1/30th, it would have been a piece of cake. > > Paul > > On Apr 10, 2008, at 8:31 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > I think the lady in the foreground is trying to break up with the > > lady > > > facing her. ;-( > > > Will be interesting to read your 16~45 v 16~50 comments when you're > > > > > had > > > a chance to get a feel for same. > > > > > > Jack > > > --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> My replacement DA* 16-50 arrived today. The focal plane is > > uniform, > > >> and doesn't appear to have any backfocus or frontfocus problems. > > I'm > > >> > > >> pleased. Took it to the coffee shop and snapped these ladies. The > > >> woman in the background was trying to sell something to the woman > > in > > >> > > >> the foreground. 19mm, f7.1 at 1/60th. > > >> > > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7152702 > > >> > > >> -- > > >> 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. > > >> > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > 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. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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.
