I was thinking about the the 12-24 but I haven't heard much about it. On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Then I would go with the DA 12-24/4, which sells for around $700 He's not > going to want to shoot wide open anyway. because he'll need a bit more depth > of field, and I'm a little concerned about the angle of view at 16mm. He > won't be able to step back very far from the sideline, since there will be > other people there. > > I'm surprised at how expensive the 16-50 is now. I believe it used to be > about half that price. > Paul > On Jul 29, 2011, at 12:59 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> The K5 is obvious for $1327. The DA* 16-50 is less obvious for $1500. >> The K5 leaves me about 650-700 for a lens. >> >> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Amen to that. I was actual using a random school laptop while my own >>> computer was being refit with a new flash drive. i..e, the &*^$@$ hard >>> drive crashed. >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/29/2011 11:21, Steven Desjardins wrote: >>>>> >>>>> This will be a fun exercise. >>>>> >>>>> I have a firend who wants a camera to take pituctrues of a marching >>>>> band at night from the field. So we need high iso, espceially sicne >>>>> the Tv needs ot be reasoanble. Further, he needs to get about >>>>> 60-80yards in the picutre from the sidelines. He can spend up to >>>>> $2000 and needs a body and lens(es). Suggestions? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Not for him - for you I suggest a blackberry with larger keys >>>> >>>> ann ducks >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Steve Desjardins >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> 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. >
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