Thanks, Jack. Yes, it is attractive. > On May 12, 2015, at 2:44 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > I like the constant aperture feature > of the DA16-45f/4. > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 12, 2015, at 10:26 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I should add that if there is any way that you can "swing it" THE >> ultrawide lens to get (IMHO) is the Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6. It is >> responsible for almost all of my favorite images. I got mine used for >> $350 from a Craigslist seller and it is a good one. B&H has it NEW >> right now for little more than that: >> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/413425-REG/Sigma_201109_10_20mm_f_4_5_6_EX_DC.html >> One sold on Pentax Forums marketplace a month ago for $250 australian >> (which is $199 USD... makes paying the extra shipping worthwhile!) >> >> If you want to see samples of what it can do: >> https://www.flickr.com/groups/sigma10-20/pool/ >> or >> http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/122-lens-clubs/84539-sigma-10-20mm-club.html >> >> If something happened to mine I would be suicidal. :) >> >> >> >>> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Thanks, Matthew. That’s very helpful. >>> >>>> On May 12, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Matthew Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So, should it be the 16-45 or is there something else I should consider. >>>> >>>> I had a used copy of the 16-45, and I found it to be a very good >>>> value, and I liked the 16mm wide end. But before too long, my copy >>>> became decentered, so the right edge of the image was very soft. I >>>> recently met up with PDMLer Zos Xavius, and he said that he had two >>>> copies of the lens that developed similar issues. So I'm not a fan of >>>> the build quality of the lens. >>>> >>>> I just replaced it with a new Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 Contemporary, >>>> which is on sale for $399. So far I like the new lens; it's a bit soft >>>> at the edges at 17mm (worse than my Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 17mm), >>>> but respectably close to my FA 50mm f/1.4 at 50mm, and sharper than my >>>> Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 at 70mm. The reach out to 70mm is nice. >>>> >>>> There is one thing to know about the Sigma, though: It had a firmware >>>> bug that mis-reported the focal length to the camera at the wide end, >>>> causing the shake reduction system to operate incorrectly. This bug >>>> has been fixed, but you might get a lens with the old firmware, and >>>> you would have to either send it to Sigma or buy the Sigma USB dock >>>> ($60) to update the firmware. (I just sent my copy to Sigma yesterday. >>>> I was going to buy the USB dock, but the pop-up flash button fell off >>>> my K-5 II, so I decided to send the camera to Pentax and the lens to >>>> Sigma at the same time.) >>>> >>>> http://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/pentax-related-news/sigma-addresses-17-70mm-shake-reduction-issue.html >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Eric Weir >>> Decatur, GA USA >>> [email protected] >>> >>> "Our world is a human world." >>> >>> - Hilary Putnam >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. >> >> -- >> 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.
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