On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 12:29:44PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Aug 22, 2005, at 5:43 AM, Dave Kennedy wrote: > > >I guess a more generic question is : > >Is the DA50-200 designed to complement the 16-45 or the 18-55? > >Price-wise it looks like the 18-55, but I'm wondering in terms of > >performance. > > I don't quite understand the question. If the lens performs well ... > what others who have it have reported, it does... what difference > does its price relationship with the 16-45 or 18-55 make? It's a fair > price for a modest speed lens of this focal length range.
The Pentax lens road map suggest there may be two 50-200 lenses in the pipeline. I (and others) guess that if that is the case the current 50-200 is a good companion for the 18-55, and a more expensive (constant aperture?) partner for the 16-45 comes later.
