Agreed. Some zooms are just Freudian for polite company. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: > What Christine said--that's me too on the 16-5mm--I so hate that external > zoom. There's something very rude about the way it juts out. :-) Course, I > do wish I could replace my DA 16-45mm with a weather sealed lens--I can't > deny that, but I've become very skilled at walking between raindrops--so I > got me a work-around :-). > > Cheers, Christine/Chicago > > > > > On Apr 3, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I was having a hard time justifying the purchase at the old >>>> price, due to the lens' uneven reputation. I can't imagine shelling >>>> out at the new price. >>> >>> I bought my 16-50 as soon as the lens was introduced and it's worked >>> without a hitch for years, including several rain-sodden hikes across >>> Grandfather Mountain. It's my most-used lens. >>> >>> I know I'm just one data point but it's the data points that >>> experience a failure that usually make the loudest noises ;-) >> >> I remember you telling me how much you like that lens! And a couple >> of times since then, I've been ready to pull the trigger, and... I see >> a fresh batch of mixed reviews, and I stop. Beyond that, I don't love >> the external zoom... The weather sealing is nice, but... really, I'm >> not much for rainy hikes. All that humidity totally wrecks my hair. >> >> :) >> -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.
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