On 3 September 2010 09:53, Sam L <samthegr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm fantasizing about acquiring an "upgrade zoom" from the pentax kit > lens and am currently thinking that the race is between the tamron > 17-50 and the 28-75. > > I tend to like the longer end of a lens more than the wider end, so I > think I would not miss too much the 17-27mm. I'm happier taking > portraits. With wide shots I struggle and mostly lose in attempting > to frame out the messy backgrounds. > > Have any of you played with both of these and can you offer up any > comparison between the 2? Apparently the 28-75 is about 1/2 pound > heavier. Is it really a tank to lug around? > > Thanks for your esteemed opinionations. > --------------------------- > Sam
Hi Sam, My walk-around zoom of choice has been the Tammy 28-75mm for a long time. It's a small lens for an f/2.8 zoom and doesn't feel that heavy (though it's much heavier than the kit zoom!). Like you, I am not a wide person, so the range works very well for me on APS-C. You'll find glowing reviews online about this lens, and I agree with them; it's a lens that can be used wide open without issues and it renders very nicely. One problem some people report is getting bad samples, so make sure you purchase from a retailer that allows exchanges. Further to your dilemma on losing the wide end, just go through your photos and see what focal lengths you tend to chose on the kit lens. Maybe you don't need to look at all your photos, but just your favourites. There's a free utility whose name I forget that can read all your JPEG files and plot out focal lengths, apertures, etc so you can see grafically what settings you use most. I'm sure someone will know which program I'm talking about and post the name for you. Cheers, --M. -- \/\/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.
