WR?? Paul via phone
> On Dec 26, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > > No problems here with SDM either, not for 16-50 or other DA* lenses. > On Larry's question - why the 20-40? For me, it is two things. I've bought > and sold many lenses; one of the few that I really regret selling is the > FA20-35. The 20-40 allows me to have a renewed acquaintance with an updated > form of that lens. Second, one word: lens hood. Now that I have the 20-40 in > hand, and I think about what goes into the travel bag, the 20-40 wins hands > down because of the unobtrusive hood. I'll tuck the 15mm in a corner of the > bag someplace in the off chance I need to go that wide, and I'll have the > 50-135 for the 50mm (and beyond) range. > > Oh by the way, it helps that the 20-40 is WR, the 16-50 not so much. > > stan > >> On Dec 26, 2013, at 7:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> The SDM on my 16-50 never failed. Exposure count is probably well over10k. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 7:19 PM, Miserere <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I'm curious, what is the appeal of the 20-40? Other than size, what >>>> are the advantages of it over the 16-50? If the advantage is size, >>>> how much smaller than the 16-50 is it? >>> >>> >>> How much smaller than the 18-50mm is the 31 Ltd? So it's about that >>> difference. Plus, the SDM will never fail on you cos it's a DC AF motor. >>> This was the main issue that kept me from buying the 18-50mm back in the >>> day (Mark is the only person I know who's never had an issue with that lens >>> and its SDM). >>> >>> Oh, and let's not forget the fondle factor of the 20-40mm :-) >>> >>> Those are my thoughts, which are mostly useless given I'll never buy >>> either. >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> —M. > > > -- > 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.
