Perry Pellechia wrote:
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A good substitute for the digital kit lens is the Sigma 18-125. It
compares very favorably to the Tamron SP 24-135 which gets very
favorable reviews. In fact I think I am going to sell my SP 24-135
since I do not see a situation where I would use it over the Sigma
18-125.
Yep. My *ist DL came with the 18-125 and, though I'm not expert
on lenses, it seems to work fairly well. The manual focus does,
however, seem a bit "loose" to me, being accustomed to the
"firmer" feel of the SMC-A lenses.
Keith McG
On 2/10/06, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am going to eat my hat. In Australia, because of the distributor
arrangement, when one buys a Pentax camera and kit lens, more likely
than not, it will be a SIgma rather than Pentax. In my naïve yoof, I
bought my first two cameras with Sigma lenses (a DL 75-300mm/4 and a
DL-II 35-80/4) which left me less than impressed, and I never use them.
But my recent experiences with Sigma lenses are making me reconsider.
The 28-70/2.8 EX ASP DF is an amazingly good buy and a fraction of the
cost of the other f2.8 zooms.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index4/05_10_spring/index.htm
The 20/1.8 EX ASP DG is sexy. Close focusing, the shallow DOF gives it
some unique creative possibilities. I love fast lenses and ambient light.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index6/06_01_corban/15.htm
My newly acquired 12-24/4.5 DG is in a class of its own. It's actually
full frame (as are the other two, and I must try it on a film camera
soon). Distortion is pretty minimal, and it only vignettes when you use
it on a uniform subject, but otherwise unnoticeable. The strange slip-on
mount for the cap (and Petteri Sulonen missed the point that it can also
be used to mount 82mm filters, although they can clip the corners at the
wide end) is a quirky design feature that I like a lot. Haven't had any
PDML-worthy pics with it yet, but I'm sure they will come soon.
All three lenses feel great in manual focus - not buttery, but very
precise. And I don't want to over-emphasize it, but their prices are
hard to resist.
Nice toys to play with while Nguyen ramps up production for the new
Pentax lens range.
D
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