In the studio, I rarely shoot at anything wider than f8, so constant aperture is a non starter. What's more, I always shoot primes in the studio. Why not? It's a predetermined setup, However, I do like the DA 16-45 a great deal and use it extensively for events, walkarounds, family pics and more. I have used it for published photos when the subject was an event. No problems. Very good lens. In my experience, it's among the very best zooms Pentax has ever produced. While my experience with zooms certainly doesn't include all the Pentax variations, from among those I've shot with, I would count it second to only the DA 12-24/4. Paul On Oct 26, 2006, at 8:46 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
> The 16-45mm is also constant aperture which makes studio flash so much > simpler. (Well at the far ends of the aperture range that is). > > Brian Walters wrote: > >> I know it's only 2 mm but I moved from the 18-55 to the 16-45 >> because of them..... and because of constant praise from many on >> the list for the quality of the 16-45. >> >> I have to say I haven't been disappointed but, then again, the >> 18-55 took good photos too. So, if you don't need those extra 2 >> mm........ >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Brian >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Brian Walters >> Western Sydney Australia >> >> >> >> >> Quoting J and K Messervy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >> >>> When my K10D finally arrives, I'm trying to decide which lens to >>> get with >>> it. >>> >>> My ist DL came with the Sigma 18-50, so the bar has been set pretty >>> low. >>> >>> I gather the Pentax 18-55 is quite a bit better. >>> >>> My question is, is the Pentax 16-45 a big enough improvement over >>> the 18-55 >>> to warrent the extra $? >>> >>> What are the areas where improvement will be noticeable? >>> Sharpness, colour, >>> etc? >>> >>> James >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----- >> Get a spam free email account - Visit http://www.bluebottle.com >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
