Of course! The WR sealing! I hadn't even thought of that, and I have been doing a lot of beach stuff lately where I say to myself "my camera is sealed, my FA lens is not"...
That should be one of my major considerations actually, so pretty much discounts anything Sigma. Maybe I should just suck it up and handle the slowness of the 12-24mm... hmmmmm, decisions, decisions. -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: Wednesday, 24 November 2010 5:31 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: wide angle zoom comparison... On 11/24/2010 4:44 AM, paul stenquist wrote: > Have you actually tried both? I did a quick and dirty test of the > Sigma and found it seriously lacking. LIke most Sigma's it's build > quality leaves a lot to be desired. The Pentax 12-24, on the other > hand, is an excellent lens. > > Paul Paul, I've cheaper Sigma 24-60/2.8 EX lens and it's build quality is second to none. I've held and shot with DA* 16-50/2.8 and Sigma is built just as good. The only thing Sigma lacks is WR sealing, but that's known in advance. If other Sigma EX lenses are built like 24-60/2.8, I see no reason to worry. The QC and sample variation are an issue, but it seems that no manufacturer is immune to this particular detriment. 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.
