Tempted. But now that I have the FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 I'll rather shop for a zoom that goes wider than my DA*16-50 so I won't be able to report. Sorry Ecke
2011/6/11 Christine Nielsen <[email protected]>: > Hello all, > > Curious if anyone has tried or been tempted by this one? > > I'll be traveling to Barcelona in a couple of weeks, and am > experiencing a pre-trip enablement crisis of sorts. Last summer, I > packed light for our summer vacation, with only one 17-70 lens, and I > kind of regretted it. So, this summer, my original plan was to bring > along my k-7, the sigma 17-70 lens, the pentax 50-135, and 50/1.4. > But, I wonder how much patience I'll have for lens-swapping & > lens-schlepping on the family vaca, and maybe the 18-135 (for day), > plus the 50/1.4 (evening wear) is a better solution. Then again, why > own the lovely 50-135, and not bring it? OTOH, I bet the 18-135 is a > fine substitute for the sigma, though not as fast by a stop. > > My dilemma gets down to the question of the "travel" lens... assuming > you are not on photo safari, does it make sense to have a super-zoom > for travel, and leave the super-nice lens at home? Security, packing > light, ease of use all factor in... but, also image quality... what > say you? > > I am also experiencing a pre-trip wardrobe crisis, but I think I'll > have to seek help on another list for that one. > > :) > Thanks, > -c > > -- > 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.
