i expect them to be pricey. Over $1000. The DA 12-24 was introduced at around $900. Pentax bargain prices end at the lens mount. Paul On Oct 13, 2006, at 10:13 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
> Based on the shots I've seen from Steady, I've almost bitten the > bullet several times. Would make a reasonable set with my DA 16-45. > > Like you, I am really interested in the two new zooms - they seem like > a really good pair, based on what we know so far. We could be > surprised at how much they cost, though. I'm thinking they could be > quite pricey and rival the optical quality of the FA* 80-200/2.8 (at > least I hope). > > -- > Bruce > > > Friday, October 13, 2006, 6:44:04 PM, you wrote: > > > SB> A few weeks ago I had a chance to knock off about 25 frames with a > SB> DA50-200. Better than a lot of earlier zooms that I've used, > but not quite > SB> up to the standards of a good -> great prime. Still, I think > this would > SB> make a great lens to carry along with a somewhat shorter zoom > for a > SB> two-lens kit if one wanted to travel light when travelling or > walking about > SB> town. > > SB> Assuming that the DA* lenses will be even better, I'd probably > have little > SB> or no qualms about taking a DA*16-50 and a DA* 50-135 as my > only lenses on > SB> many outings, or perhaps leaving the high-end primes in the > hotel safe > SB> until their wider apertures or greater resolution or sharpness > were needed. > > SB> Looking forward to those new lenses, yes indeed! > > SB> Shel > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
