On Dec 10, 2013, at 14:05 , Attila Boros <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Alastair Robertson > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> the Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED is rated quite highly if you want to >> buy new and should be in your budget > > Second that, I have it and it's very good value for money. > Someday... about once a year I need the "reach" of a 300mm lens. > >> The 50-200 is even cheaper but apparently optically not that great. > > I have that also, don't bother. Couldn't stand to look at the corners, > that's how I ended up buying the DA 55-300. I got a combo 18-55 and 50-200 used together for a total of about $70. The 18-55 is handy when you want the K5 to be a small snapshot camera. The 50-200 I have is utter garbage and I hate it. If you stop it down to about f/11 it's... OK. Best I can say for it. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [email protected] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
