On Nov 22, 2010, at 6:29 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > Based on the reviews I've read, I would concur with Paul. I would love to > have either lens. > > Jeffery > BTW, while I like both lenses, I find the 16-50 much more useful. The wide end is adequate for most situations, and with a range all the way up to what amounts to short telephoto, it's a great all-purpose lens. Paul
> On Nov 22, 2010, at 5:19 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > >> The DA* 16-50/2.8 is terrific. Some early samples had element alignment >> problems, but that seems to have been resolved. The DA 12-24 is also very >> good. >> Paul >> >> On Nov 22, 2010, at 6:11 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Well, today my FA 20-35 took a tumble and now the focus is so tight the >>> camera can't drive it. aside from the K28, this was my widest lens. Still, >>> I may replace is with a more modern zoom. What suggestions do you have, >>> based on your experience. I admit I find it increasingly difficult to keep >>> swapping lenses in a travel situation. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > > -- > 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.

