I have to agree with Dave, since the days of the MX and LX there hax
been little reason to use Pentax bodies other than the glass, which has
always been reason enough IMHO. There are a few classic lenses that I
use such as the Vivitar 70-210 S1 (version 2 & 3), and a couple of
others but I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to buy modern 3rd party
lenses. If I was going to be satisfied by them I'd switch to Nikon.
David Savage wrote:
I see no point in using Pentax bodies if you are just going to buy 3rd
party lenses.
I have both the DA 16-45mm & the DA* 16-50mm. I was never a big fan of
the 16-45 & when the 16-50 became available I got one. I've never
regretted the decision.
My other advice is quit reading lens review sites. They fuck with your
head & find faults that 99% of the time you will never notice.
Cheers,
Dave
2008/11/16 Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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...
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