Re: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90

2004-07-03 Thread Joseph Tainter
Gianfranco queried: How's the handling? On the shelf it looked quite big mounted on the *ist D. I read on the KMP (thanks Boz!) that it weighs almost the same as the 24-90, but it is a bit longer. It handles fine. The zoom ring is quite large and easy. The focus ring seems fine to me. I don't

Re: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90

2004-07-02 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 02.07.04 16:54, Gianfranco Irlanda at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys and gals, I'm in the mood to purchase a 16-45, but I'd like to hear some first hand experiences from those who own it and made a side by side comparison with at least one of the lenses above. I recall somebody said

Re: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90

2004-07-02 Thread jtainter
Gianfranco, the DA 16-45 is a fine lens. I have tested it formally against the excellent FA 20-35. It is definitely in that class, and perhaps just a bit sharper than the 20-35. I have used the FA 24-90 but have not formally tested it. My impression is that the DA 16-45 is in the same class as

RE: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90

2004-07-02 Thread That Guy
The 43 is widely known to be soft wide-open -That Guy -Original Message- From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 11:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90 Interestingly - according to these tests FA* 85

Re: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90

2004-07-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Giafranco, Hi Sylwek, I don't have DA 16-45/4 yet, but you could be interested in this link (just use translator like babelfish): http://www.pictchallenge.com/BxuREV7.html Thanks!! I was looking for something of that kind too. And I'm even able

Re: Opinions wanted: 16-45 vs. 20-35 vs. 24-90

2004-07-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gianfranco, the DA 16-45 is a fine lens. I have tested it formally against the excellent FA 20-35. It is definitely in that class, and perhaps just a bit sharper than the 20-35. I have used the FA 24-90 but have not formally tested it. My impression is that the DA 16-45