A Canon L 16-35 lens is about $1300 USD. That's 2.8 throughout. Compare the quality to anything close to what Pentax offers. The closest item is a 17-28 3.5-4.5 zoom - which is $435 USD - and slower and not as wide a range. Or if you want to compare a similar "pro" Pentax lens, the closest they can get is 20-35 F4 which is $475 USD - still slower by a full stop and not as wide an angle of view.
Banter back and forth as you will, but having seen the quality images that the L lenses can produce, you're not going to come close with the Pentax range until Pentax can release a "limited" zoom lens series. For everyday photos and if you don't need to pursue "available light" images, then I'm sure the Pentax lenses will be just fine. Cheers, Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: T Rittenhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 4:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: *ist-D Canadian price > > > You are mean, Doug. Trying to burst peoples bubbles <grin>. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Brewer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 4:32 PM > Subject: RE: *ist-D Canadian price > > > > How much is a Canon 18-35 lens? > > > > > > At 04:05 PM 7/29/03, throwing caution to the wind, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > >Hey Pat, > > > > > >I think that the price is bang on - the prices of those other > bodies (10D > > >and D100) are the same here in Toronto. > > > > > >If the Pentax is coming in at $2899 CDN vs the Canon 10D at > $2499 CDN, I > > >would think that people outside of the Pentax camp would be > hard pressed > to > > >"switch" or try the *IST-D. > > > > > >You're basically looking at a 1st generation digital SLR > that's supposed > to > > >be priced competitively yet is about $400 CDN (not including > taxes) above > > >the 3rd generation competitor. With that extra $400, you could outfit > > >yourself with a nice flash or perhaps a nice honking sized > Compact Flash > > >card. > > > > > >Cheers, > > >Dave > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 7/24/03 > > > >
