I've been tempted by the 17-70 for years; the SDM problems have held me back (and being frugal, of course).
Rick On Dec 30, 2013, at 23:07 , Mark C wrote: > Thanks Jonathan. Is there a review of the 17-70 f4 on dxomark? I can't find > it but I am probably missing it. They seem to have a high regard for the > 16-45 though! I appreciate your feedback on the 17-70 as well. > > Mark > > On 12/30/2013 9:51 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Check out >> http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Ratings >> I personally like the 17-70 f4 lens. >> jonathan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza >> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 3:50 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Opinions on DA 17-70 f4 >> >> I did the same for the same reason. Quality-wise, it's a bit worse than the >> 16-45, but the difference is not so obvious. >> The zoom range and the silent focus are true bonuses for my photography, >> hence I'm not tempted to get back to the 16-45 (which I still own). >> Dario >> >> -----Messaggio originale----- >> From: Mark C >> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 12:07 AM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Opinions on DA 17-70 f4 >> >> I'm thinking about getting a DA 17-70 f4 as an upgrade to my DA 16-45 f4. >> Mostly looking for a little more reach and less gap between the long end and >> the short end of the telephoto zoom that I usually carry with it. I don't >> really need an f2.8 lens and, besides, they are not much longer than the one >> I have. >> >> Does anyone have any experience wit this lens? The user reviews I have >> stumbled into seem to be inconsistent. Photozone.de gives it fairly high >> marks... >> >> Mark >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> ----- >> Nessun virus nel messaggio. >> Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com >> Versione: 2013.0.3462 / Database dei virus: 3658/6961 - Data di rilascio: >> 30/12/2013 >> >> >> -- >> 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.
