Thank you for everyones's input, I've been off line for a while (my dsl
connection was down).
I'm still not sure which way to go. but somehow ii'm favouring the
pentax partly because its a pentax :-)
Patrick
Interetsting that the 16-45 does not vignette on full fram before you go
down to 20mm.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:17:55 +0200, Patrick Genovese wrote:
I see your point but the 17-35 will be the only lens i've got that will
enable me to go wider than 24mm which means that
Hi everyone
I'm considering taking the digital plunge probably an *istDs the dilemma
concerns the choice of lens.
Namely between the:
Pentax DA 16-45 f/4
vs
Tamron SP AF17-35MM F/2.8-4 Di
Based on the comments read here It seems that the 16-45 is a great lens and
Hi Patrick
The advantage of the Tamron is that it will also give me an ulta
wide for my 35mm film bodies and that's cause of my dilemma. While
reviews of the Tamron abound I have found very little info on it
when used with a film body.
Popular Photography reviewed the lens with film, I
Hmmm. If you're like most of us (not all, mind you, but most), use of
the lens on your 35mm film bodies won't be an issue.
Paul
(Who is planning to drag out his 6x7 kit and some BW film this weekend.
The darkroom is getting dusty.)
On Apr 16, 2005, at 6:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Patrick
The advantage of the Tamron is that it will also give me an ulta
wide for my 35mm film bodies and that's cause of my dilemma. While
reviews of the Tamron abound I have found very little info on it
when used with a film body.
Popular Photography
Patrick,
I don't have either lens. You may already know this, but here goes anyway.
The PhotoZone survey for the Tamron has input from 6 users for 35mm film and
13 for APS-C dSLR; these two data sets are very consistent and rate the lens
quite highly for optical performance. The same PhotoZone
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hmmm. If you're like most of us (not all, mind you, but most), use of
the lens on your 35mm film bodies won't be an issue.
Paul
(Who is planning to drag out his 6x7 kit and some BW film this
weekend. The darkroom is getting dusty.)
On Apr 16, 2005, at 6:19 AM, [EMAIL
Thanks for the URL I would be interested in hearing from users of
the tamron especially those who own / have used both the tamron 17-
35 di and the pentax da16-45.
Sorry I have neither but the Tamron 28-75 is very good FWIW.
John
I love the DA 16-45, but I haven't used the Tamron. Remember also that
Pentax is going to release a DA 12-25. That will provide an ultra wide
digital alternative.
Paul
On Apr 16, 2005, at 10:17 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hmmm. If you're like most of us (not all, mind
Seems like just about all the new lenses are zooms ... what primes has
Pentax released recently?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist
I love the DA 16-45, but I haven't used the Tamron. Remember also that
Pentax is going to release a DA 12-25. That will provide an ultra wide
D-FA 100mm and 50mm macros, DA 14mm, DA 40mm, not real earth shattering
but the did release them.
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Seems like just about all the new lenses are zooms ... what primes has
Pentax released recently?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist
I love the DA 16-45,
Seems like just about all the new lenses are zooms ... what primes has
Pentax released recently?
Two DA lenses, Shel:
DA 14 f2.8
DA 40 f2.8 Limited
Got the last one two days ago and am going to head out to test it in a
few minutes.
Two more DA primes are forthcoming -- at about 25 and 65 mm.
Joe
Hi Shel,
Pentax has already released a 40/2.8 pancake prime, a 50/2.8 macro, and
a 14/4 prime. A 50/1.4 is supposedly in the works. I think we can
expect a steady if slow stream of both primes and zooms.
Paul
On Apr 16, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Seems like just about all the
The D FA 50/2.8 macro, D FA 100/2.8 Macro, DA 14/2.8, DA 40/2.8 are
all primes and recent releases (in Pentax frame of reckoning grin)
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Saturday, April 16, 2005, 8:05:37 AM, you wrote:
SB Seems like just about all the new lenses are zooms ... what primes has
SB Pentax
I'm considering taking the digital plunge probably an *istDs the dilemma
concerns the choice of lens.
Namely between the:
Pentax DA 16-45 f/4
vs
Tamron SP AF17-35MM F/2.8-4 Di
--
The DA 16-45 is excellent. At 16 mm. it outperforms the DA 14 f2.8. But
if you are
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:47:04 -0600, Joseph Tainter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Remember, there has to be a way that third-party manufacturers gain
their price advantage.
Joe
It's called volume. They are able to spread their design and tooling
costs over a far larger number of lenses sold.
Tamron SP AF17-35MM F/2.8-4 Di
My husband wanted to get this lens for his Digital Rebel, and he did a lot
of research on lenses in this range. It got great reviews from Canon users
on the DPreview boards. He ended up trying multiple copies of both the
Tamron and Sigma's offering in the
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:17:55 +0200, Patrick Genovese wrote:
I see your point but the 17-35 will be the only lens i've got that will
enable me to go wider than 24mm which means that at least for ultra wide
shots film will be my only option.
OTOH if the Pentax is a lot better than the Tamron
I have the Tamron 17-35. Preliminary shooting hints that this might just
be a stunningly good lens. We'll see if further tests bear this out.
I've done a series of comparison shots between the Tamron 17-35, Tokina
28-70, Pentax 24/2.0, Pentax FA28/2.8, Pentax F24-50 and Pentax FA24-90
at various
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