I have the 16-45 Pentax DA F4 and am quite happy with it. It may not be fast enough for you, but for me it works well.
On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 5:22 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > > P.J. Alling wrote: > >> It doesn't look like a Full Frame camera is in my budget for quite some >> time, and let's face it, I've come to terms with APS-C. The K-5II is >> more than sufficient for most of what I do, in fact is better than most >> needs. A more identical backup body is what I'm more likely to get than >> an actual full frame camera, maybe a K-7 another K-5[II(s)], or K3 >> thought the latter would have some of the same problems as using the >> K20D as backup, though the K5II hasn't failed me yet. >> >> So I'm looking at APS-C lenses. >> >> I've kind of narrowed it down to five lenses, at this point, based on >> reviews. >> >> Pentax FA* 16-55 f2.8 available new. > > > Somewhat to my surprise, my DA*16-50/2.8 became my daily driver lens once I > got my K-5, which had enough sensor sensitivity that I could get by with a > slow lens. It's reasonably sharp, reasonably fast, waterproof and a handy > range. > > However, if I didn't have the K-1, I'd be looking at a Sigma 18-35/1.8. The > downsides are a bit less range, and it is not weather sealed. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
