HI Sandy- I own the 16-45 and recently rented the 17-70 during the holidays. For me, the 16-45 images were always contrasty enough. I was trying to see if I could do better with a slightly longer lens and the fact that the 16-45 is at its longest length when it is at 16mm was always rather odd.
I liked how quiet the SDM was paired with the K7. I used it during an indoor speaking event and did not draw as much notice as using the 16-45. However, I am concerned a bit that the lens is SDM only; I don't know why since both the K7 & K200D are capable of SDM. I do have a *istDS, but that body doesn't see much use these days. It is substantially larger than the 16-45 and doesn't balance well (IMO) on the K7 (no grip). Unfortunately, I chose the gray & wet of winter to try a lens. The collective wisdom of the PDML has me putting the DA 70 on my next shopping list to complement my 16-45. If I did not already have the 16-45, I might very well get the 17-70. My 2 cents. - Pat On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 6:59 AM, Sandy Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone got the DA * 17-70/4 and if so, what do you think? Is the image quality > up to snuff? > > It is heavier and more expensive than 16-45, but it goes longer and has SDM. > The 16-50 is definitely too heavy & expensive for me, but this might not be. -- 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.
