The Sigma is excellent, I used to own one when I had a K10D. I'm currently a very happy owner of the Tamron 17-50, but I'm a wide guy rather than preferring the long end.
-Adam On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:19 AM, eckinator <[email protected]> wrote: > Sam, > if you don't mind losing an f-stop there is always a 17-70, either f/4 > by pentax or f/2.8-4.5 by sigma > cheers > ecke > > 2010/9/3 Sam L <[email protected]>: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm fantasizing about acquiring an "upgrade zoom" from the pentax kit >> lens and am currently thinking that the race is between the tamron >> 17-50 and the 28-75. >> >> I tend to like the longer end of a lens more than the wider end, so I >> think I would not miss too much the 17-27mm. I'm happier taking >> portraits. With wide shots I struggle and mostly lose in attempting >> to frame out the messy backgrounds. >> >> Have any of you played with both of these and can you offer up any >> comparison between the 2? Apparently the 28-75 is about 1/2 pound >> heavier. Is it really a tank to lug around? >> >> Thanks for your esteemed opinionations. >> --------------------------- >> Sam >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Ecke > > ----------------------------------------- > Cameras don’t shoot people. > Photographers shoot people. > > -- > 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. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
