I shot for 25 years and never owned a zoom. They just weren't good enough. But that's no longer the case, so I see no reason not to use them. The DA* lenses may well be the best glass that Pentax makes. They're certainly near the top of the heap and probably the equal of anything out there. 50-135 is an absolute gem. The 16-50 is as well -- when it's assembled correctly. Hopefully, any problems of that nature are well behind us. In fact, I've been wondering if the delays in the DA* 60-250 introduction are the result of changes in manufacturing procedures. Paul On Jun 18, 2008, at 1:28 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> > On Jun 17, 2008, at 10:23 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > >>> I also sometimes carry two bodies, but I almost always have two >>> different prime lenses on them rather than zooms. I just prefer to >>> work that way, nothing wrong with doing the zoom thing. >> >> Yes there is. Zoom lenses are a dark reflection of ULTIMATE EVIL. >> Didn't you know? -T > > LOL! That's always been my gut feeling, at least until I started > working with the Leica and Olympus zooms. ;-) > > Godfrey > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
