Exceptionally well presented. Very nice performing lens. Looks like you made a good move, Toine!
Jack --- On Sun, 7/13/08, Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: DA 55-300 LBA > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 10:37 AM > After a small price drop I couldn't resist the new > 55-300 any longer. > A very nice lens. Lots of plastic fantastic but it feels > well build. > The lens doesn't creep like the 80-320. The 16-45 feels > cheaper. > Image quality is very good. Corner sharpness could improve > a little. > The MTF program line wants 5.6 @ 55mm [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > [EMAIL PROTECTED] The results at these apertures are excellent > and most > suprising 300 mm is very good at f8 even at 1.2 mm, it > doubles as a > nice macro lens. Didn't try wide open. > Sometimes a little CA and if visible repairable in > lightroom. Purple > fringing is allmost non existing. The 16-45 has much more > CA and > purple fringing problems. > It comes with a nice hood and pouch. > > http://www.repiuk.nl/peso > Click on the image for a larger version > > Toine > > -- > 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.

