Nice shot. SMC is truly amazing. I expect the new DA 16-50/2.8 will be much nicer build quality. The DA 12-24 is certainly a much nicer piece of equipment than the 16-45. Yet, I do really like the 16-45. It's an excellent lens for the money. On Nov 23, 2006, at 2:14 AM, Alan Chan wrote:
> After using the K15/3.5, shielding the lens from flare with my left > palm has > become 2nd nature to me. I don't use the hood with this zoom as I > think the > front barrel wobbles too much (and I have concluded that this > characteristic > does affect the optical alignment and sharpness, after many tests). > And how > about some torture shot like this? This lens has very nice optics, but > the > built quality is just a little disappointing. > http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/image/67105372 > > Regards, > Alan Chan > http://www.pbase.com/wlachan > > > > -- > 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

