Sam, if you don't mind losing an f-stop there is always a 17-70, either f/4 by pentax or f/2.8-4.5 by sigma cheers ecke
2010/9/3 Sam L <samthegr...@gmail.com>: > 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 > > -- > 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. > -- Cheers Ecke ----------------------------------------- Cameras don’t shoot people. Photographers shoot people. -- 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.
