I was almost convinced I wanted the 16-45 until the announcement of the 16-50/f2.8. I never got round to buying the previous (film-camera) short zoom to go with my 80-200, but this time I'm probably going to get both of them.
My problem is what to do until the 16-50 is available, especially since I might want something wide before then for a couple of events. I've got an old Vivitar manual focus zoom, but that's only a 21-35. I'm considering picking up the fisheye 10-17 (especially with the rebates extended until Jan 9th.), but that leaves me with a bit of a gap in the mid-wide-angle range. I suppose I could buy the 18-55 kit lens with a K10D, but I'm not sure how much I'd use it once the 16-50 comes along. The size isn't likely to matter much on a K10D, especially with the grip, but I suppose I could hang on to it as a walkaround lens to keep on the *ist-D. Decisions, decisions ... What would you do? On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 07:48:57AM -0800, Michael Chan wrote: > I have been restraining myself from buying the 16-45 for months now, > anticipating the weather-sealed lenses. I had not heard about a > 16-50 2.8, which would likely be out of my budget range anyway, and > with the rebate it's getting really difficult for me to control my > LBA shakes. Is the 16-45 that far head and shoulder above the kit > lens? I've been pretty impressed with the kit, but it definitely has > its shortcomings. > > On Dec 2, 2006, at 7:20 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > > Quoting John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 08:11:40PM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: > >>> Anyone heard if its happining. > >>> > >>> I would love to get this lens and the K10d > >>> > >>> Dave > >>> > >>> Equine Photography in York Region > >> > >> > >> The new lenses aren't due until March of next year. > >> Realistically this probably means I won't be able to get my > >> hands on one before my Las Vegas trip in early April :-( > > > > We are heading there in late April for our 25th wedding anniversary, > > so maybe i'll be able to get one by then. > > > > Dave > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > > > Equine Photography in York Region > > > > -- > > 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
