I too have the DA16-45: I used it extensively on a trip to Egypt last year, and found it very well-suited: fast enough, sharp edge-to-edge, and wide enough in the admittedly good light to shoot at wider apertures and still retain good definition. CA, or colour fringing, I found only occurred when shooting twigs against very bright blue skies or white clouds.
Overall, I was well pleased with it, and it's a solid lens too. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila Sent: Sunday, 16 November 2008 7:46 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Wide zoom (and not zoom) lenses redux 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" <pdml@pdml.net> 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" <pdml@pdml.net> >> 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 >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
