Boris, this Pentax lens is an extremely well made "tank." I enjoyed one for several years and sold in for a bit over $1,000 USD a couple years ago. I felt it somewhat heavy and "sides" all this new D glass was out. I bought the DA* 50~135, did some semi serious comparisons with the FA 28~70 f/2.8 and decided to let it go. I'm sure it's pleasing it's current owner somewhere.
Jack --- On Thu, 6/3/10, Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> > Subject: On topic of lenses and enablement, for a change > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 1:08 AM > Hi! > > I'm thinking of two things that I might want to do next > with my gear cabinet. > > 1. Galia seems to have a liking of shooting small things. I > seem to have a liking of making her use 50 mm lens, to which > she does not really protest. Adding these two, I am thinking > of buying a 50 mm macro lens for her. The alternatives are > FA 50/2.8 and DFA 50/2.8. Except price, weight and build > differences - is there any sense to prefer one to another? I > am leaning towards FA variety, but I am open to opinions. > > 2. Call me a snob, but I want to replace my Tamron > 28-75/2.8 with Pentax FA* 28-70/2.8. A number of issues > here. They seem to be on sale on eekbay for a bit over USD > 1k. > > Would anyone from USA agree to buy one for me, test it > properly and then send it along? I realize it is a lot of > hassle should the specific sample proves suboptimal, so that > feel free to keep your silence. If you decide to talk - let > it be off list. > > Another issue is mechanical longevity. Tamron's made is > said to be more towards the consumer grade - plastic and > such. What about Pentax? What are the chances that buying > one, I'd end up with pile of mechanical issues? > > And finally, if any one from the list want to enable be > with any of the above, I would gladly consider the offer. It > is because, obviously, dealing with PDML is much more > reliable and pleasant than eekbay adventures. > > Thanks in advance. > > Boris > > P.S. Immediately or even along with going about FA* > 28-70/2.8 I will be selling my Tamron 28-75/2.8... So you > have an opportunity here as well. > > -- 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.
