I still regret I dropped that lens and could not find a replacement at a reasonable price. It was superb optically, and built like a tank.
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan Sent: Thursday, 25 July 2013 3:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: 16-50/2.8 (was Re: saved someone from Nigerian Paypal scam?) The original FA 28-105 f4-5.6 (the power zoom one for the PZ-1) is a bit heavy, but an unknown sleeper - fine quality lens. But you'd still need a 15mm prime. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 6:13 PM, steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> wrote: > on 2013-07-24 7:19 Zos Xavius wrote >> >> I have the 16-45, but the wobbly barrel is killing my corners >> randomly. > > > yeah it's an interesting compromise of a lens; i thought all the > corners were soft > > but my point was that i had carried a zoom for a long time before > almost completely switching to small primes for that range, so i have > wieghed the benefits of not having to change lenses; if i kept the > 16-50 it would probably be the WR that convinces me > >> I really wish >> pentax had some better wide-normal zooms at a reasonable price. > > > yeah and make it lighter than the combined weight of my three primes too! > > > > -- > 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.
