The first lens I ever bought (the 18-55 kit came with the camera) was the Sigma 70-300 APO. I read specs and looked at comparisons for weeks. Should I get the Sigma or the 50-200. I waffled back and forth. I finally pulled the trigger on the Sigma.
I got a few days later and the thing was massive. About 8 inches long, and 4 or 5 inches across at the filter ring. I was shocked. In all my looking online, I hadn't ever seen a comparison of the size and weight. It wouldn't even fit in the bag I was going to use for my trip. I had bought it to have a long zoom for a trip to Greece. I did a couple test shots and then returned it and got the 50-200 instead. So much better for traveling. And about as light as the 18-55. And as small! I never regretted returning that lens, I would have hated lugging it around. I quite like the lens sizes and weights that Pentax has come up with. On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 3:01 PM, George Sinos <gsi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think Pentax doesn't get enough credit for the lens system built > around the aps-c sensor size. Taken as a whole it's a very nice, > rational offering. Extremely functional, small and lightweight > compared to lenses designed for FF. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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.
