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Subject:Re: Fast Normal Zoom. (for APS-C)
I mostly shoot with primes when I have a good idea of what I'm going
to be shooting. But for more flexibility, I either take the DA 12-24
for landscapes, or for c
I mostly shoot with primes when I have a good idea of what I'm going
to be shooting. But for more flexibility, I either take the DA 12-24
for landscapes, or for complete flexibility I take the DA 18-135. You
might want to consider the 18-135 if you are going to stay with APS-C.
I thought the wide
The 16-45 has been my most used lens for all of my most recent
trips. On my current one, over 95% of my shots have been taken with
it: the range is so useful for city walking and most landscapes. I
brought the 50-200 this time as well, but have only used it
half-a-dozen times.
I like my 16-45 a lot. Got it to go with my ist D about a decade ago. My
only frustration is the limited zoom range. I would likely replace it with
a 17-70 if I trusted that Pentax had fixed its SDM drive.
Faster lenses are too large and heavy to be appealing.
Rick
On Sunday, October 30, 2016, P
OK, at this point I'm leaning towards the Tamron 17-50 f2.8. The one
report I've had from the list about it is that it's optically very
good. The outside reviews complain about it's plasticy build, and noisy
AF motor, but hell large numbers of even fairly expensive lenses are
mostly plastic t
"Ask Google" ;-) (Even if it sometimes might give a wrong result, when
the crowd IS wrong, - it can give you some clues.)
Varafocal: About 449 results
Varifocal: About 5,210,000 results
Igor
PS. You would probably start yelling "boring", if I were to start telling
you that the first word roo
It's only a stop slower than the other 16/17mm-50/55mm lenses, and the
same speed as the Pentax 17-70mm. Everything I've heard about it is
good, but I ruled it out because I've been looking for something that
fills in the gap between the short zoom and one of the 70-210mm lenses I
tend to favor
I have the 16-45 Pentax DA F4 and am quite happy with it. It may not
be fast enough for you, but for me it works well.
On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 5:22 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
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> P.J. Alling wrote:
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>> It doesn't look like a Full Frame camera is in my budget for quite some
>> time, and let's face
P.J. Alling wrote:
It doesn't look like a Full Frame camera is in my budget for quite some
time, and let's face it, I've come to terms with APS-C. The K-5II is
more than sufficient for most of what I do, in fact is better than most
needs. A more identical backup body is what I'm more likely to
The Tamron SP AF 17-50/2.8 XR is my favorite standard zoom. Cheap and
reliable. I have my second one after a fall with my bike.
Henk
Op 2016-10-29 om 19:06 schreef P.J. Alling:
So I've been getting along using a combination of a Manual focus
Varafocal, (Vivitar 35-85mm f2.8), and a FA 20-35mm
Either one stumped the spell checker, so I was at a loss. The actual
name of the lens is "VMC Vivitar Series 1 35-85mm 1:2.8 Auto Variable
Focusing" so I suppose I should have known how to spell it, but I'm lazy.
On 10/29/2016 4:26 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Hi P.J.
Let me just link my previo
Hi P.J.
Let me just link my previous response to a very similar question earlier
this year:
https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg731281.html
You may want to read my yet earlier response linked within that message.
I hope this helps.
Igor
P.S. It is "varifocal", not "Varafocal". ;-
I've had the Sigma 17-50/2.8 for about three months now and am happy
with the results. I might have gotten the 17-70 but the additional $100
wasn't in my budget at the time. It's still nicely discounted at
Adorama and B and H, although B and H says the offer ends on 10/31. I
do wish it didn'
Shipping from Israel (EMS, with proper insurance and tracking) is
about USD 25... But let it not be the obstacle.
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 8:14 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
> Boris, let me think about what I might need for samples. Much as I'd like
> to take you up on the 17-70, the shipping from Israe
Boris, let me think about what I might need for samples. Much as I'd
like to take you up on the 17-70, the shipping from Israel would
probably negate the great price. The 24-60 looks like a very good lens,
but I'm already using an A 24mm f2.8 as an e-35mm equivalent. I was
really looking for
In my experience,
Pentax (which by the way is 16-50/2.8, not 16-55/2.8, as you put it)
fast lens is the best in terms of color, convenience (weather sealing
may come in handy) and it is just 1 mm wider than others. It has
distortion and it is not very sharp towards the borders at wide zoom
setting
So I've been getting along using a combination of a Manual focus
Varafocal, (Vivitar 35-85mm f2.8), and a FA 20-35mm which satisfies most
of my needs, but they can be damnably inconvenient, the varafocal makes
me think that sometimes I need extra fingers and more inertial
processing for my brai
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