I am toying with the notion of spending some money. Or, I should say, with the notion of adding to my credit card debt as my way to help stimulate the economy while simultaneously helping to increase the bank's profitability. To say nothing of the profitability of B&H who I do still trust (trying to keep this on topic here).
Options I am considering: a - move from my K20's to K-7's b - purchase the DA*60-250 Part of the equation relates to my assumption that I could get enough from my two K20's to cover most if not all of one K-7. And I have a couple of lenses to sell that I keep stalling on because I really don't want to sell them (DA-14 and A-50/1.2) but will if I need to. Whichever path I take, I'll need to dip into the bonus I just received, and I have other better (?) uses for those funds. So doing both (a) and (b) is not realistic. There has been discussion here about the K-7, enough to make me think that I would see some improvement over the K20, but not a significant order-of-magnitude change. So I am inclined to put that purchase off until the K-77, or whatever the next model will be called, which will probably include the K-x sensor and related firmware that people give such high marks. Even though that will cut into the resale value of my K20's. My primary question on the DA*60-250 has to do with its size, weight, and general usability. I have looked at the specs, I see the numbers and compare those to the DA*50-135, and still can't tell if the 60-250 is a replacement for, an alternative to, the 50-135, or if it is enough larger, heavier, bulkier (and slower) that it would be used only if the extra reach were needed. So, for those who have both the 50-135 and 60-250, have you found yourself leaving the 50-135 behind? Or is that still your primary choice of a longish zoom, with the 60-250 brought out only for special occasions? stan -- 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.
