> I'm thinking of a kit with the 18-125 as a general use lens, FA50/f1.4 > for portraits and low light and Sigma 105/f2.8 EX macro for close up and > quality longer shots. Any opinions?
Most pictures at the site below taken with the 18-125: http://www.users.bigpond.com/keith.mcguinness/ph/peso/index.html (The seagull, pelican, flower and tanks were NOT taken with the 18-125.) I think it's okay BUT I haven't used a lot of different lens so don't have the experience to offer a strong opinion. I DO that photos taken with it lack a bit of resolution, compared to photos taken with my Pentax SMC-A lenses. Some of that may be due to focus problems. I've read reports that it doesn't always focus correctly and that is also my impression. Don't get me wrong. The 18-125 sits on my camera most of the time as my "general purpose" lens because it is light and the 18-125 range is very handy for the type of photography that I do. On the other hand, when I want the best quality I can possibly get, I usually switch to one of my SMC-A lenses, which I think give sharper, brighter images. Keith McG -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
