AS i. I find the 16-45 stays on my K10D as its main ;ens.
No CA problems that i can see. Dave On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd just like to agree with Jack on DA 16-45; > > > Boris wrote: >> No matter how strange this sounds, but it seems that there >>> >>> is no decidedly good lens in 16(17,18)-45(50, 70) range for >>> modern Pentax DSLR. Each lens has some serious drawbacks. > > Boris: I don't mean to nit-pick here, and maybe I'm just reading your post > wrong, but you seem to assess "any" drawback as a "serious" drawback. You'd > agree, wouldn't you, that some drawbacks are more serious than others? If > so, it seems to me the DA 16-45 would fair fairly well in lens assessment. > Maybe I'm reading your post wrong. If so, just ignore. :-) Cheers, > Christine > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 3:29 PM > Subject: Re: Wide zoom (and not zoom) lenses redux > > >> #3(DA16~45) has been a pleasure to use since receiving it, along with the >> K20D, about a month ago. Quality images all, except a slight bit of f/4 >> softness although f/22 is surprisingly sharp. >> I shoot almost no architecture, so haven't noticed any distortion. >> Have to say I haven't noticed any CA, but haven't really looked for it >> either and sharpen very conservatively. >> >> >> Jack >> >> >> --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Wide zoom (and not zoom) lenses redux >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 10:42 AM >>> Hi! >>> >>> So here is the list of some lenses that I thought about >>> recently and the considerations that may prevent me from >>> buying them. >>> >>> 1. SMCP DA* 16-50/2.8 - serious distortions at wide end, >>> quality control issues still there >>> 2. SMCP DA 17-70/4 SDM - some say it is a sibling of SMCP >>> DA 10-17 fish eye wide end distortion-wise. Perfect >>> otherwise. >>> 3. SMCP DA 16-45/4 - slightly less distortions at wide end, >>> basically ok, though the CAs could be a problem. >>> 4. Tamron 17-50/2.8 - suffers from curvature of field, >>> rather good otherwise >>> 5. Sigma 18-50/2.8 - well, I just don't quite like >>> Sigma, and certain people call Sigma really nasty names >>> 6. SMCP DA 21/3.2 AL Limited - excellent lens, just not >>> wide enough >>> 7. Tamron 17-35/2.8-4 - covers full frame, but also suffers >>> from curvature of field >>> 8. Sigma 17-70/2.8-4.5 - well, another Sigma >>> 9. SMCP FA 20-35/4 - said to be excellent, but expensive >>> and starting to become quite rare these days. >>> >>> No matter how strange this sounds, but it seems that there >>> is no decidedly good lens in 16(17,18)-45(50, 70) range for >>> modern Pentax DSLR. Each lens has some serious drawbacks. >>> >>> So here you have it - a short summary. Please don't >>> kill the scribe. >>> >>> Boris >>> >>> P.S. I already have 21 ltd, it is listed here just for sake >>> of completeness. >>> >>> P.P.S. I should watch for reviews of DA 17-70/4 and some >>> sample shots as well. >>> >>> P.P.P.S. The price on (even brand new) DA 16-45/4 has gone >>> down considerably now... >>> >>> 4P.1S. I have placed an order for Tamron 17-50/2.8 and I >>> may still buy one for lack of better alternative due to its >>> speed and sharpness. Having excellent sample of Tamron >>> 28-75/2.8 has its impact on my reasoning... >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > > -- > 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.
