On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 3:32 PM, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Interesting! > > I was originally thinking that, if I can ever afford to upgrade to the > K20D, I'd just get the body only. However, if the 18-55 II is that much > better, it might be worth getting the kit and sell my old 18-55 with the > K10D. Since I'll probably never be able to afford the DA* 16-50, the > 18-55 is my only option for an affordable wide zoom. > > PJ, do you remember where you read the reviews you mentioned? > > John Celio > For affordable wide zooms, the 16-45/4 and Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4.5 are excellent options for much less than the 16-50DA*. Pentax offers more than just the 16-50 and 18-55. I've owned both of those (16-45 when I had my K100D, 17-70 with the K10D) and liked both a lot. The 17-70 also makes a nice 17mm f2.8 prime if you use the zoom lock (which is how I normally used it). -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
