That's a tough question. The Tokina that you have is not a bad lens at all. The problem is, Pentax SMC lenses are the most flare resistance in general. I'd say keep using your Tokina and see if you can avoid any direct light source before you made the switch.
regards, Alan Chan >My first steps with PDML :-) I hope you won't be angry for my questions :-) >My Pentax equipment for now is Z1P with Tokina ATX Pro II 28-70/2.6-2.8. >This lens I have bought lately and it seems it have just a little more >flare >than my previous 28-80/3.5-4.7 SMC-FA Powerzoom. I have heard than newer >Penax lenses like 28-70/4, 24-90/3.5-4.5 and 28-105/3.2-4.5 have much >better >flare control than this Tokina... Has anybody experiences in this matter? >Are these Pentaxes worse optically than tokina? I wonder if I should now >sell Tokina and buy one of these SMC lenses. TIA!!! _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
