Stan, I can't comment about the DA50-135/2.8 but have both K20 and K-7 with the DA60-250/4. I like the K-7. It's a much more 'polished' camera than the K-20, truly the next generation. But with all the discussion on the K-X, I wonder if a new version or software upgrade is coming in September.
I ordered the DA60-250/4 in December and it has been on the K-7 almost continuously since. I've used it outside and inside some too. It's a high performance lens, and a big honker. (I used it at a pre-school Xmas program and the crowd kind of parted in front of me.) It's clearly a serious lens. I didn't buy the DA50-135/2.8 because I saw it as too much duplication with the FA*70-200/2.8. The DA60-250 had more reach and the focusing motors are really so much better than the older screw drives. Here are some pictures with the lens. The first 12 shots here with the cookies are with the DA60-250/4. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/Kate# These are grab shots from the San Diego Wild Animal Park - don't judge them too harshly. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals# If I had to make the choice, I'd do the lens first, then the camera upgrade. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
