I find most of you are quoting the obvious expensive (*) Zoom Lenses. Someone also mentioned "out of my price range", so hope you folks get the message. Not being a Pro, we tend to avoid the obvious "great" & "expensive" (*) lenses - DA 16-50 f2.8, DA 50-135 f2.8, DA 60-250 f2.8. And what a let down on the SDM. A very useful focal length range and sharp lens is the SMC FA 20-35mm f4 AL. At 245 grams very light & compact too. The SMC F 24-50 f4 at just 380 grams is a stellar performer. Tack sharp too. Though I prefer full frame FA zooms as these are just as modern, the $ 400 or lesser DA 18-135 f3.5-5.6 WR is a great all rounder. At 420 grams it is pretty compact too. My copy is tack sharp and you can see the pores in the skin when blown up 100%. Some early copies were much maligned though. Regards.
Note: to counter the DA 16-50 f2.8 I bought the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 & the 28-75 f2.8. Just as good - no SDM and WR. -- 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.
