On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:54 -0600, "Jeffery Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > The 16-50 is about $750 in the US. You are down under?
Tan is. The interesting thing about prices down under is that, although the $A has been approaching or at parity with the $US in recent months, lens prices have remained high in comparison with those in the US. It's a much smaller market, of course. The prices Tan quoted are about right for one of the more reputable on-line sellers here. They would probably be even higher at the usual High Street shops. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > On Nov 23, 2010, at 10:43 PM, Tanya Love wrote: > > > Thanks for all of the feedback guys. Yep, I know that the AOV is quite > > varied in this grouping - I am more interested really in the widest end, and > > the speed (and of course overall image quality etc). I'm really thinking > > that at f4 the 12-24 is just that bit too slow. I know that it is a lovely > > lens and I considered it a while back but f4, with moving babies and darkish > > interiors. Of course, when I get my hands on my new K-5, it won't be such > > an issue... > > > > I do know also that the 16-50, isn't too much different from the 18-55 kit > > lens that I currently have, but you know I NEVER use it unless it is for an > > interior or a funky looking fashion shot and it is almost ALMOST used at > > 18mm. I'd love something a little wider, but not to the point of being fish > > eye, which is why I included the 16-50. I don't EVER use zooms anymore > > unless I really have to. I shoot almost exclusively these days with my > > FA50mm 1.7 or my FA100m f2.8 macro and very occasionally with the 18-55mm or > > I also have a 28-70mm/f2.8 Tokina that is getting on now but is a huge, > > heavy lens and gives fine results and used to be my main lens in my wedding > > photography days... > > > > Anyways, I think I pretty much have it narrowed down to either the: > > > > 2. PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 ED AL[IF]SDM - about $1400 > > Or > > 4. Sigma Lens 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM - about $927 > > > > I just think that the 12-24mm is just that bit too slow. > > > > Interested to hear any further thoughts? > > > > > > -- > > 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. > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- 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.
