Re: The right zoom

2011-03-06 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri Mar 4 21:10:55 CST 2011 P. J. Alling wrote: It's a bit late, but I have experience with the Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~6.5, ... That sounds rather intriguing... (if not kinky). ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: The right zoom

2011-03-06 Thread Igor Roshchin
Fri Mar 4 21:10:55 CST 2011 P. J. Alling wrote: It's a bit late, but I have experience with the Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~6.5, ... ... and I forgot: Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: The right zoom

2011-03-06 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/6/2011 12:31 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Fri Mar 4 21:10:55 CST 2011 P. J. Alling wrote: It's a bit late, but I have experience with the Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~6.5, ... That sounds rather intriguing... (if not kinky). I could only wish, but unfortunatly it's just awkwardly written...

Re: The right zoom

2011-03-04 Thread P. J. Alling
It's a bit late, but I have experience with the Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~6.5, it's very well built, like a light tank, really, and very sharp, and a bit heavier than one of the plastic bodied FA 70-200mm zooms, though and from everything I've seen quite a bit better optically. It's also quite a

Re: The right zoom

2011-02-09 Thread Leon Altoff
Hi Paul, Before the 60-250 came out I was looking at replacing my 50-200 Sigma lens. I took a memory card into a shop and did some test shots with the Pentax 50-200 and 55-300 and neither could convince me to change. I am however very happy with the 60-250. I got mine by having CR Kennedy

Re: The right zoom

2011-02-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
It's 9 oz for the 50-200 vs 15.5 for the 55-300. That is a big difference, although it's a lot more reach especially for animals. Just to complicate your day, Ann. On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: The DA 50-200 is a lot of lens for

The right zoom

2011-02-08 Thread Paul Ewins
Hi folks, I'm looking for a zoom to complement the 17-70/4 which I recently acquired to replace the 18-55 kit lens. I'm looking for quality optics without huge weight or huge price. If the 60-250/4 was a little cheaper and a little lighter it would be a done deal, but it isn't.

Re: The right zoom

2011-02-08 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 8, 2011, at 5:47 PM, Paul Ewins wrote: Hi folks, I'm looking for a zoom to complement the 17-70/4 which I recently acquired to replace the 18-55 kit lens. I'm looking for quality optics without huge weight or huge price. Aren't we all. If the 60-250/4 was a little

Re: The right zoom

2011-02-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
The DA 50-200 is a lot of lens for the money. Very good image quality. Build quality is just okay, but I shot around ten thousand frames with one and didn't break it. Sold it in like new condition when I bought the DA* 60-250. Of course the DA* 50-135 is very good, but it's not inexpensive. I

Re: The right zoom

2011-02-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 8, 2011, at 9:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Feb 8, 2011, at 5:47 PM, Paul Ewins wrote: Hi folks, I'm looking for a zoom to complement the 17-70/4 which I recently acquired to replace the 18-55 kit lens. I'm looking for quality optics without huge weight or huge price.

Re: The right zoom

2011-02-08 Thread Christine Aguila
- From: Paul Ewins paulew...@optusnet.com.au To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 7:47 PM Subject: The right zoom Hi folks, I'm looking for a zoom to complement the 17-70/4 which I recently acquired to replace the 18-55 kit lens. I'm looking for quality

Re: The right zoom

2011-02-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Paul Stenquist wrote: The DA 50-200 is a lot of lens for the money. Very good image quality. Build quality is just okay, but I shot around ten thousand frames with one and didn't break it. Sold it in like new condition when I bought the DA* 60-250. Of course the DA* 50-135 is very good,

RE: The right zoom

2011-02-08 Thread John Coyle
, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Ewins Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2011 11:47 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: The right zoom Hi folks, I'm looking for a zoom to complement the 17-70/4 which I recently