Very erudite reasoning. I also have the 18-55/55-300 combo which gives
perfectly acceptable results in most circumstances. Although I do have other
lenses, they are all inferior optically except for the Pentax M 50mm 1.7 &
the Sunactinon A 28mm 2.8. The 16-85 is so highly rated one wonders how it
missed "limited" or "*" status.
Alan C
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From: Darren Addy
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 2:32 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Fighting enablement - lens choice question
Rereading your original post...
I like to look at my lens line-up as a "team" that I am constantly
working to upgrade, sometimes in incremental ways.
What you are describing gives you the opportunity to upgrade yours:
The 18-55mm you have is essentially just a kit lens with WR. The
16-85mm is a superior lens and is greater at both the wide end and the
long end (giving you some overlap (55-85) before you HAVE to switch to
your longer zoom.
So it would clearly be a Good Move to purchase the 16-85mm and sell
the 18-55 WR for whatever you can get for it. Now instead of a
18-300mm range (with no overlap) you have a 16-300mm (with 55-85
overlap). As a bonus (or maybe the entire point of this exercise)
you've improved the quality of the 18-55 range you previously shot
with the WR kit lens.
How's that for a friendly shove "down the slippery slope"?
:)
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Malcolm Smith <[email protected]>
wrote:
I have the opportunity to add either an 18-135mm WR lens, or a 16-85mm WR
lens to my collection at a discount.
In the past I would have jumped to add another lens, but as I already have
the 18-55mm WR & 55-300mm WR lenses, I am struggling to see what advantage
I
would gain by acquiring either of these. I don't want equipment to sit in
boxes, I want things that will get regular use.
Is there any point in considering either of these, just in case I'm
missing
something that makes one worthwhile?
Thanks,
Malcolm
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