Shel, Since you had a chance to work with the lens, I'm wondering if you were able to compare it to any other 24mm lens. That is a focal length that I wouldn't mind having a good prime. As I said earlier, for shooting family groups, I did not find the FA *24 to be any better - for that type of thing you are always shooting well stopped down. I'm curious if you were able to compare it to the K 24/2.8 or M or A versions?
-- Bruce Saturday, June 24, 2006, 1:41:05 PM, you wrote: SB> I think the gist of my review is that, based on the rave reviews and SB> positive comments people on the list have made, I was expecting better SB> quality. Anyway, it's just my experience and feelings about one sample of SB> this lens ... a couple of other list members who have chosen not to make SB> their feelings and test results public had similar experiences with the SB> lens, and told me so long before this little review was posted. SB> I certainly consider it an acceptable all-around, walking around lens, but SB> for critical work it'll stay in the bag. If I understand your comments SB> below, it seems that you agree with me. SB> Shel >> [Original Message] >> From: Paul Stenquist >> I find there's a time for zooms and a time for primes. For example, if >> I shoot an event, even if it's for publication, I'll do it with a >> couple of zooms. Constantly switching lenses can lead to too many >> missed shots. If I'm shooting in the studio, it's always primes. >> Outdoors, if I'm shooting something specific, such as a car or birds, I >> use only primes. But for all those times when a variety of shots and >> opportunities are in order, the zooms get the call. The DA 16-45 is >> certainly among the very best zooms available for Pentax cameras. >> Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
