Honestly, it hasn't for me. I've dialed the 55~300 lens out to 300 then drawn it back to 250 just to check the difference and the "itch" intensifies Take my advice and make these moves before, as in my case, your age becomes a part of the equation. Jack
----- Original Message ----- From: Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 12:53 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Horde - Christine. On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, I forgot to answer you question about my feelings re the DA 55~300. > I "almost" feel guilty when I see the images and remember how much the DA > cost at B&H.. ($350). > I recommended it to my older brother (the one who used to prove over and over > that he was older and bigger and could beat me up...or maybe I was a slow > learner) who has told me he bought one and loves it. > It has the expected "consumer" operation, weight and feel and, as you may > know, is a screw drive AF. > > Highly Recommended! > Thanks for your thoughts, Jack. I've heard similar reviews from others... Here's the thing: every now & then, I wonder if the 55-300 could scratch the itch I sometimes feel for the 60-250... :) -c > Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 7:18 AM > Subject: Re: PESO: Horde > > Wow! I hope you were wearing a hat... > > How do you like that 55-300? I saw one on craiglist recently... > > :) > -c > > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >> Taken yesterday at the local state managed wildlife area. >> This is just a small section of a sky that looked and sounded the same in >> all directions..unbelievable! >> >> >> Comments? >> >> Jack >> >> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=620 >> >> K5 and trusty DA 55~300 >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
