Christine, putting your 17-70 on your istD may be a bad idea if you didn't think about the fact you'll lose the AF.
17-70 is SDM-only and istD can't do SDM, I'm sorry to say. 2011/6/12 Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net>: > On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:25 PM, John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> Said this before, but in Egypt I took just the 16-45 and 50-200, and didn't >> have any >> coverage problems. I wasn't going to be shooting sport so I didn't need >> something with >> longer reach, and the short lens was fine for interiors, temples etc. >> This year we're going to Italy, and I'll take the same kit: only one >> potential lens change >> to be considered, it's light, and that's a consideration too since we tend >> to do a lot of >> walking when on holiday. >> I'd recommend you take just the 17-70 and 50-135 plus a flash. The flash is >> far more >> useful than a wider aperture lens for holiday photography, in my experience. > > Yes, I'll definitely throw my flash into the bag as well... And I'll > probably put the 17-70 on my old *ist for my son to use, and that way, > it'll be there if I really want it... My long-term goal is to nurture > photographers in my family, so that there will always be plenty of > gear to share...! > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs ---------------------- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ KX, MX, SuperA+Motor, Z1, P30 Mamiya C330+80/2.8 Sekonic L-208 FalconEyes TE300D x2 Studio flashes Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
