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.
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