I will agree with Bruce on the 100-300 mm F4.0 Simga, as I have the same lens only in Nikon mount and it works very good. But I always use it on manual focus..
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[email protected]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 12:31:09 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: I've got a hole in me arsenal If you are considering other options, I ended up getting the Sigma 100-300/4 EX lens a few years back. It is excellent - has even more reach than the Pentax 60-250 at the same speed. It also has Internal zoom/focus so the lens never changes length or balance - works very well. Just another thought. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, July 10, 2009, 6:12:18 AM, you wrote: 2cn> Doug, you could look at the 70-200 MM F2.8 Simga HSM II Lens. I 2cn> bought one and like it so far. With a 1.4 convert, it will become 2cn> a 120 mm to 300 mm F4.0. Not as pricey as the 50-250 Pentax unit. 2cn> I do not have the 50-250 lens but there is one thing I do not 2cn> like. That is the way the lens opens up. long barrel comes out 2cn> from main part. I could be wrong. I know Paul has one, ask him 2cn> about that.To me that might and will get in the way when I shoot 2cn> sports in a location where there are other photographers trying 2cn> to get the same shot..I would rather have an internal focus lens..Joe 2cn> P.S. here are a couple of shot taken with the Simga just after I received it. 2cn> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9262999 2cn> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9401091 2cn> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9262974 2cn> 2cn> ----- Original Message ----- 2cn> From: "William Robb" <[email protected]> 2cn> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> 2cn> Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2009 9:51:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 2cn> Subject: Re: I've got a hole in me arsenal 2cn> ----- Original Message ----- 2cn> From: "Doug Brewer" 2cn> Subject: I've got a hole in me arsenal >> so I'm looking at either the DA Star 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM or the DA >> Star 60-250mm F4 ED (IF) SDM and the prices are way different, 500 >> smackers worth at B&H. Is the 60-250 really that much better, and keep in >> mind that linear thought and I rarely collide. >> >> For the difference, I could also get the 21Ltd and a grip for the K-7. >> >> What to do, what to do? 2cn> Doug, I didn't have to make the decisions you made, as I already have the 2cn> 21mm. 2cn> I haven't handled the 50-135 all that much. I had a pre production unit on 2cn> loan from Pentax Canada (via my pusher) for a while sometime before the lens 2cn> was officially released to the world, and that is my only experience with 2cn> it. 2cn> I thought it was an excellent lens, but also a lens that shared the same 2cn> problem that I think 80-200mm lenses have on the 135 format, which is that 2cn> they just don't have enough reach for my taste. 2cn> I have an 80-200/2.8 lens which is just about the perfect telephoto zoom on 2cn> the cropped sensor camera, but for the size, a little more reach would be 2cn> nice. 2cn> This was why I was so impatient about the 60-250. 2cn> The 60-250, I am sure you have handled one, is a pretty chunky lens. Much 2cn> bigger, IIRC than the 50-135. 2cn> As far as optical quality is concerned, I doubt that there is a great deal 2cn> of difference between the 50-135 and the 60-250. Both are fine optics. I 2cn> wanted the extra reach, so I chose to wait for the 60-250. 2cn> No regrets, it's a terrific optic. 2cn> I guess, think back to your film days, did you find that often the 80-200 2cn> range of zooms was to be too short to float your boat? If so, then the 2cn> 60-250 is the answer, no doubt about it. It has plenty of reach. 2cn> Having said this, I couldn't live without the vertical grip now for what I 2cn> shoot. I've been doing a fair number of model shoots, and in this type of 2cn> photography the vertical camera orientation is what I use almost all the 2cn> time. 2cn> The grip rules. 2cn> However, if you spend most of your time shooting landscapes off a tripod, 2cn> there is no pressing reason to get the grip, so it comes down to the 21mm 2cn> lens. 2cn> Do you favour wide angle shots or long telephoto shots more? 2cn> Does your photography style allow for stiched images? If so, then you can 2cn> use a longer lens most of the time to emulate the 21. 2cn> I suspect that for most people, the 50-135 coupled with the DA21 will 2cn> probably be the more useful lens combination.. 2cn> William Robb 2cn> -- 2cn> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List 2cn> [email protected] 2cn> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net 2cn> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly 2cn> above and follow the directions. 2cn> -- 2cn> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List 2cn> [email protected] 2cn> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net 2cn> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly 2cn> above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
