I would say it depends on what you mostly use it for, The geometric distortion would be very bad/annoying for Horizons and anything else that is supposed to Be straight, like buildings. Of course you Could correct in a photoshop add-on for occasional Usage like that, but if you used it all day For linear things that's a pain in the arse To have to do photoshop corrections...
JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 2:37 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: DA* 16-50 review at photozone Then you'l be missing out on a very fine lens. Certainly one of the best zooms Pentax has ever produced. And I'd be surprised if it's not a lot better than the 17-70. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Let's just say that either measured or shown by example, the > distortion > at wide end makes this lens a no-go for me. > > Boris > > Subash wrote: > > http://www.photozone.de/pentax/405-pentax_1650_28 > > > > <quote> > > > > Verdict > > > > It is difficult to find a final verdict for the Pentax SMC DA* > > 16-50mm f/2.8 ED [IF] SDM. On the one hand it has some obvious > > problems like a weak border performance at max. aperture and very > > pronounced lateral chromatic aberrations (CAs). On the other hand it > > is really very sharp and contrasty at medium aperture settings > > (f/5.6-8) and many users may actually forgive the border problems at > > f/2.8 because you either stop down for conventional photography or > > rely on the (very sharp) center for shallow depth-of-field > > situations (e.g. portraits) anyway. The build quality of the lens is > > also a step up from the consumer grade Pentax lenses and the silent > > (although not overly speedy) SDM is an extra bonus on top. The > > pricing of the Pentax 16-50mm f/2.8 is fair relative to its > > performance and build quality. > > > > </quote> > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
