And the 16-50 goes all the way up to where the 50-135 can take over, so those two lenses can cover most situations admirably. I have the 50-135, and the 16-50 was going to be my next wanna-have, until Pentax complicated the situation with the K-5 introduction.
Jeffery On Nov 22, 2010, at 6:23 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > > On Nov 22, 2010, at 6:29 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> Based on the reviews I've read, I would concur with Paul. I would love to >> have either lens. >> >> Jeffery >> > BTW, while I like both lenses, I find the 16-50 much more useful. The wide > end is adequate for most situations, and with a range all the way up to what > amounts to short telephoto, it's a great all-purpose lens. > Paul > >> On Nov 22, 2010, at 5:19 PM, paul stenquist wrote: >> >>> The DA* 16-50/2.8 is terrific. Some early samples had element alignment >>> problems, but that seems to have been resolved. The DA 12-24 is also very >>> good. >>> Paul >>> >>> On Nov 22, 2010, at 6:11 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> Well, today my FA 20-35 took a tumble and now the focus is so tight the >>>> camera can't drive it. aside from the K28, this was my widest lens. >>>> Still, I may replace is with a more modern zoom. What suggestions do you >>>> have, based on your experience. I admit I find it increasingly difficult >>>> to keep swapping lenses in a travel situation. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
