It seems like those of you who have the 60-250 do not regret your purchase.
Some other lenses have been suggested.
The 300 prime would be nice, but I'm too lazy for that lens.
The Bigma is interesting to be sure. I'm not sure about spending so
much for a lens with 5.6 in the name, and it's REALLY big. I may be too
lazy for that lens too.
I've heard some unflattering things about the Sigma 100-300 (someone I
know said he wouldn't sell his to anyone he knew)
Sigma has a newer 120-300, 120-400, and 150-500 lenses, all in the
4.5-6.3(!) range. I'm wondering it I'd be frustrated in the short end
of the range with those.
I DO want the HSM to work on whatever I buy. I get your reluctance
Boris. But like you said, there are some advantages to living a huge
market like the U.S.
I'm not one who's super nit-picky about lens sharpness. My version of
the brick wall tests include my whacking the lens against it when
walking through doorways, etc. I figure I'm screwing up way more of my
shots than this lens will. Chances are, the 60-250 is way better than
90% of my kit anyway.
Now, how do I get this past Mrs. Claus?
CW
On 12/17/2010 6:39 PM, Cory Waters wrote:
Thinking about surprising Santa this year and stuffing my own stocking.
I'd likely use the lens for youth soccer (futball), nature, and auto
racing shots.
I know the 2.8 would be nice (faster is ALWAYS better, right?)
The Pentax lens has a bit more reach in either direction. My current
lens for shooting these soccer games is the DA 50-200. I get decent
shots but but they mostly need cropping. The extra 50mm would be nice
and I'd be moving from 5.6 to F4 so that's better.
The Pentax would have better integration with my K10 and future bodies.
Do any of the 3rd party lenses work with the supersonic focus motor?
The Pentax lens is more than a little bit more money though...
What to do?
Cory
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