I have the Tamron, which is why I can't justify buying something that is very similar to it. But it is a very nice, small, light zoom lens. I've had it since 2004 and I don't think it is still being manufactured.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-nov-04.shtml This is the article that basically told me of its existence back in 2004. He obviously liked it too. Jeffery On Nov 22, 2010, at 11:58 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 11/23/2010 1:11 AM, 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. >> > > It really depends on the monetary constraints. What comes to mind that > seemingly wasn't mentioned or mentioned briefly is: > > 1. Sigma 24-60/2.8 - not as wide, but faster with very good sharpness and > bokeh. Downsize - somewhat different colors and big filters. Beware of sample > variation and back/front focus issues. Mine requires -7 focus correction with > the K-7. > > 2. DA 16-45/4 - compared directly with your FA 20-35 by photozone. I don't > have one, but whenever I borrowed one from fellow PDMLers it came out really > good. > > 3. Sigma 17-70/2.8-4.5 or 17-70/2.8-4.0. I tried the former when Jaume came > to Israel and it was surprisingly good. > > 4. DA 17-70/4 SDM - successor of DA 16-45 in a sense. SDM is either an issue > or a non-issue for you. > > 5. Tamron 17-50/2.8 - cheap alternative to DA* 16-50/2.8. But the IQ is > anything but cheap. Actually it is very good judging from what I've seen from > the same lens for Canon mount that my friends have. > > 6. FA 24-90/3.5-4.5 - wobbly build, good optics. With this one you'd loose a > bit on the wide end but gain seriously on the long end. > > HTH. > > 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. -- 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.
