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http://www.repiuk.nl/peso/peso.htm On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 8:03 PM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Toine" > Subject: DA 55-300 LBA > > >> 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. > > Toine, thanks for the report. The pictures are pretty telling, it looks like > a good lens. > While I have been waiting patiently for the 60-250, I will run out of > patience before the end of > summer, and will probably pick up a 55-300. If I do, I expect Pentax can > build one less 60-250 > (if they get building them at all). > > William Robb > > > -- > 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.
