For me, the other consideration with the reach of the DA60-250 is my A300 f4. I am quite happy using it and get Autofocus and a high quality 510mm with the AF1.7 tele extender. It's an easy travel kit. Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 8:12 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Doug, you could look at the 70-200 MM F2.8 Simga HSM II Lens. I bought one > and like it so far. With a 1.4 convert, it will become a 120 mm to 300 mm > F4.0. Not as pricey as the 50-250 Pentax unit. I do not have the 50-250 lens > but there is one thing I do not like. That is the way the lens opens up. long > barrel comes out from main part. I could be wrong. I know Paul has one, ask > him about that.To me that might and will get in the way when I shoot sports > in a location where there are other photographers trying to get the same > shot..I would rather have an internal focus lens..Joe > P.S. here are a couple of shot taken with the Simga just after I received it. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9262999 > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9401091 > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9262974 > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Robb" <[email protected]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2009 9:51:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: I've got a hole in me arsenal > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Brewer" > Subject: I've got a hole in me arsenal > > >> so I'm looking at either the DA Star 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM or the DA >> Star 60-250mm F4 ED (IF) SDM and the prices are way different, 500 >> smackers worth at B&H. Is the 60-250 really that much better, and keep in >> mind that linear thought and I rarely collide. >> >> For the difference, I could also get the 21Ltd and a grip for the K-7. >> >> What to do, what to do? > > Doug, I didn't have to make the decisions you made, as I already have the > 21mm. > I haven't handled the 50-135 all that much. I had a pre production unit on > loan from Pentax Canada (via my pusher) for a while sometime before the lens > was officially released to the world, and that is my only experience with > it. > I thought it was an excellent lens, but also a lens that shared the same > problem that I think 80-200mm lenses have on the 135 format, which is that > they just don't have enough reach for my taste. > I have an 80-200/2.8 lens which is just about the perfect telephoto zoom on > the cropped sensor camera, but for the size, a little more reach would be > nice. > This was why I was so impatient about the 60-250. > The 60-250, I am sure you have handled one, is a pretty chunky lens. Much > bigger, IIRC than the 50-135. > As far as optical quality is concerned, I doubt that there is a great deal > of difference between the 50-135 and the 60-250. Both are fine optics. I > wanted the extra reach, so I chose to wait for the 60-250. > No regrets, it's a terrific optic. > > I guess, think back to your film days, did you find that often the 80-200 > range of zooms was to be too short to float your boat? If so, then the > 60-250 is the answer, no doubt about it. It has plenty of reach. > > Having said this, I couldn't live without the vertical grip now for what I > shoot. I've been doing a fair number of model shoots, and in this type of > photography the vertical camera orientation is what I use almost all the > time. > The grip rules. > However, if you spend most of your time shooting landscapes off a tripod, > there is no pressing reason to get the grip, so it comes down to the 21mm > lens. > Do you favour wide angle shots or long telephoto shots more? > Does your photography style allow for stiched images? If so, then you can > use a longer lens most of the time to emulate the 21. > > I suspect that for most people, the 50-135 coupled with the DA21 will > probably be the more useful lens combination.. > > 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. > -- 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.
