I second what Mark and Adam said. The Tammy has been my go-to zoom for the last 2 years. 28mm isn't wide on APS-C, but I much prefer a normal-to-long-tele zoom than a wide-to-short-tele, but that's just me.
--M. On 28/07/2010, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > On Jul 28, 2010, at 2:45 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> Got the subj. today from the post. Also on its way Pentax SMC FA >> 24-90/3.5-4.5. >> >> Reason: Tamron 28-75/2.8 is good but not wide enough, not if I have to >> shoot inside Galia's classroom. And additionally - I am not going to buy >> any more DA lenses unless I cannot do without them. > > Other than the 28-75 not being wide enough, how do you like it? I'm so broke > I can't even afford to fantasize about buying lenses these days, but that's > the focal length range that I keep finding myself needing, and I will > grudgingly admit that a zoom lens can be more convenient that swapping > through a bag full of primes, especially when shooting action. > > My 18-250 is very convenient, but not fast enough, and the 16-50 is fast > enough, but doesn't go quite as long as I'd like. > >> >> First impressions: >> >> 1. Well built. >> 2. Rings rotate the other way. >> 3. Issued -7 AF correction. >> 4. Ergonomically convenient, fits my hands well. >> >> More to come as I intend to put this lens and Pentax 24-90 to proper use. >> >> Boris >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- Sent from my mobile device \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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.
