Both are concidered as good lenses. But, you might need something wider than 35-70 on a crop camera. I don't know what average second hand prices are for 16-45, but that's also a fine piece of glass.
-- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/8/11 Eric Weir <[email protected]>: > > First, I owe apologies to a bunch of you who responded helpfully last time I > posted for advice on lenses: there were so many of you and then my work plate > filled up. > > Second, possibly my last inquiry about lenses for a while. I'm looking at a > pair, both SMC A zoom's, one the 35-70mm Macro, the other the 70-210 Macro, > from the same vendor at reasonable prices. [I may have asked about the second > already.] Both were well-regarded on Stan Haplin's website. That taken into > consideration, I sense they would make a good pair to go with my *ist DS. > Comments welcome. > > My hesitation is money, of course. I have to live frugally, I'm encountering > significant medical expenses at the moment and for the next few months, and > real estate taxes are due soon. Otherwise, I might've just gone for it > without checking in here. > > Thanks in advance, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > [email protected] > > > -- > 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.
