Mark C wrote:
My only comment is that Ricoh Pentax is now producing 7 zooms in the
normal / long normal zoom range:
16 -85 f3.5-5.6
16-45 f4
16-50 f2.8
17-70 f4
18 - 55 f3.5-5.6
18 - 55 II f3.5-5.6
18-135 f3.5-5.6
Obviously there are differences in focal length, features, etc. The
On the face of it, I can't see any major advantage of the 16-85 over the
18-135. The extra field of view is nice, but not a huge change.
16-50 f2.8 really is in its own category and there is clearly a
significant difference in zoom range from the shortest (16-45) to the
longest (18-135). But - the line up also seems to be somewhat redundant
and I for one would like to see new products that help diversify offerings.
I wonder why this is a DA WR rather than a DA*.
The other silly thing that I wonder about is what the image circle on
this lens is. On a 24x36 sensor, it would be a wonderful zoom range.
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