On Jan 23, 2011, at 8:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Steve Sharpe wrote: > >> My wife and I are in the early planning stages of a trip to France >> this autumn to cycle the Loire Valley (didn't someone else on the >> list do that...Mark?), > > C'est moi! It was a great trip, too. You'll love it. > http://www.robertstech.com/loire.htm > >> so I am looking at what I need for a decent >> kit for that trip. My immediate needs for that are: >> >> 1. A lightweight tripod. I have been eying a Manfrotto 732CY M-Y >> Tripod with 484RC2 Head at the local camera store, and today my wife >> announced that she would buy it for my birthday next week! Whee! > > I traveled the Loire by bicycle, so I didn't take a tripod. If I were > going again I'd probably take my Gitzo Mountaineer 1228 and Manfrotto > ball head (I think it's the one you're looking at). > >> 2. DA 12-24mm zoom. My digital kit has everything covered after a >> fashion but the ultrawide end, so I need this. If I can't get it >> before we go then I guess the MZ-S is coming along as my second body, >> along with my 17mm Tamron. > > The DA 12-24 is excellent for sharpness and distortion. I wish it had > weather sealing, an f/2.8 aperture and focused closer, but then it > would be double the price, wouldn't it? It's a bargain for what it > costs.
I'm quite fond of that lens as well. I suppose an f2.8 version would have to be a lot larger. But I wouldn't be surprised to see a weather-sealed SDM version of that lens eventually. Paul > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > 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.
