I'd started writing an email similar to your original post several times over the past few months, but never finished it. I'm in a similar situation, although the lens lineup I have is a little different. I don't have the 16-45, but the kit 18-55 instead, and I have the FA100/2.8 Macro instead of the 135
Short-wise, I've pretty well decided to go to a 14/2.8. I was bouncing alot between the 16-45 and the 14, but I've pretty well come to the conclusion that the 16-45 would be too big for snaps, and the fact that it doesn't give me a *whole lot* more width than the 18-55. Probably the biggest issue was that it's taking me about 6-8 months to save up for the lens, and the FL difference between the two isn't that big. While I recognize that there is a quality difference between the 18-55 and the 16-45, a longer term plan to work toward primes tends to make me lean toward the 14mm. I've never actually had anything wider than 28mm (in 35mm) so this will be an interesting experiment. If I really don't like it, I expect the resale value of the 14mm would be pretty good. dk On 4/3/06, David Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your remarks Godfrey; always informative. I think I'll start > working toward getting the DA14/2.8 and eventually a DA70/2.4Ltd (when > available). The latter sounds absolutely ideal. Where does it fall on > the roadmap? > > A couple people have mentioned that I ought to just get my use out of > the 16-45. It has been a great lens for me, and I never feel that it's > producing inadequate results. I just happen to actually *enjoy* > shooting with non-zoom lenses more, for some reason. I've never been > able to quite put my finger on the reason. I think that by picking a > focal length and sticking with it for awhile helps me to see potential > shots in terms of that focal length before I bring the camera up to my > eye, and that helps me to achieve more meaningful composition. > > By the way, my *least* used lens, since acquiring the *ist-DS is the > 80-320. I almost sold it a couple times, but stopped myself when I saw > how cheap they go for on eBay; not even worth bothering to sell. So I > hang onto it for the one or two times a year where it proves to be the > right choice of equipment. >
