The DA 50-200 is a lot of lens for the money. Very good image quality. Build quality is just okay, but I shot around ten thousand frames with one and didn't break it. Sold it in like new condition when I bought the DA* 60-250. Of course the DA* 50-135 is very good, but it's not inexpensive. I love the DA* 60-250 and use it more than any other lens. But I don't consider weight to be an impediment. I shot with the 6x7 regularly for a couple of years. Now that's heavy. Paul On Feb 8, 2011, at 8:47 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. > > 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. > > So, what say you - DA50-200, DA55-300, DA* 50-135, F70-210 or something that > I have managed to overlook. > > thanks, > Paul > -- > 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.
