On Feb 8, 2011, at 5:47 PM, Paul Ewins wrote: > Hi folks, > I'm looking for a zoom to complement the 17-70/4 which I recently > acquired to replace the 18-55 kit lens. I'm looking for quality optics > without huge weight or huge price.
Aren't we all. > > If the 60-250/4 was a little cheaper and a little lighter it would be a done > deal, but it isn't. > > Weight will probably also rule out the 3rd party 70-200/2.8 lenses. I already > own a manual focus Tokina 80-200/2.8 and it is larger and heavier than I want > to carry around all day. > > I also own the 18-250 which is a great compromise for travel, but I want > something for when I don't have to compromise as much. > > The contenders seem to be the 50-200 and 55-300 (although I don't know if > they are actually an improvement over the 18-250) or one of the FA or F > series of which the F70-210 seems to be the best. The 50-135/2.8 could be > regarded as an outside bet, but I'd prefer a longer zoom range. Ideally > Pentax would have a compact 70-200/4 to complement the 60-250/4 but they > don't and neither does any of the 3rd part manufacturers. What focal length ranges would you use it to shoot in? What aperture do you need? If you need 200mm the 50-135 won't do you much good, but if you need f/2.8 then the 70-210 probably won't work. > > So, what say you - DA50-200, DA55-300, DA* 50-135, F70-210 or something that > I have managed to overlook. The lens I want for small venue band portraiture is the 50-135. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- 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.
