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11-19-2012, 06:57 PM   #1
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Getting impatient for that DA* ~16-80!!

And I wonder if I'm the only one? The lens roadmap states "2013 or later", but I sure hope early 2013. I dearly want a weather-sealed zoom to complement my 50-135, but the overall consensus on the DA* 16-50 is that the IQ is not worthy of it's high price (unlike the 50-135). So I guess it's a waiting game ... still. Just thought I'd air the closet regarding my impatience, but I also hope that a Pentax insider will read this!

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I was hoping for 16-85 but 16-80 works. I have been eagerly awaiting news on this as well. Sadly, I suspect it will be too pricy for me anyway but it sounds like the perfect focal range for me. I like my 16-50 but way too often it is just a bit too short.
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I was hoping for 16-85 but 16-80 works. I have been eagerly awaiting news on this as well. Sadly, I suspect it will be too pricy for me anyway but it sounds like the perfect focal range for me. I like my 16-50 but way too often it is just a bit too short.
Canon's 15-85mm is not very good approaching full zoom, loaded with CA. Nikon's 16-85 is better. Perhaps the Pentax strategy is to have a lens with slightly less compromise than those both. The Nikon lens is a bit largish (blame VR).
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What I look forward is seeing the aperture it offers. DA* lenses are usually pretty fast, but with such a range I have a hard time believing it will be f2.8 at 80mm. And DA* don't usually have varyable apertures, so maybe it will be f4.

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The 16-50 is already 77mm filter.
If the 16-80 is a 2.8, it would be gigantic. So if the Canon and Nikon are any guide, my guess is that it will probably be 3.5-5.8.

The limited zoom however, that sounds more promising.
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Don't put SDM I in it and I will put it on my list for consideration.
Don't make it variable and I will keep it on my list for consideration.

Can't say more until it's a reality.
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They might all of a sudden change it to a 24-70, who knows? the * in the notes says "based on market demand" or something like that...

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Don't put SDM I in it and I will put it on my list for consideration.
Don't make it variable and I will keep it on my list for consideration.

Can't say more until it's a reality.
Haven't the SDM issues apparently been resolved? That said, I don't like how it has slower AF than screw-drive. That's been my only SDM disappointment with the 50-135 thus far.
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They might all of a sudden change it to a 24-70, who knows? the * in the notes says "based on market demand" or something like that...
Yeah, I don't like that stipulation. That means that it could change to 2014+ if, for example, we hit another global recession.
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QuoteOriginally posted by 7samurai Quote
Don't put SDM I in it and I will put it on my list for consideration.
Don't make it variable and I will keep it on my list for consideration.

Can't say more until it's a reality.
Would you prefer a constant f4 aperture versus a variable f2.8 to f4 aperture?
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QuoteOriginally posted by 7samurai Quote
Don't put SDM I in it and I will put it on my list for consideration.
SDM works reliably now, and DC motors are quite good too.

QuoteOriginally posted by 7samurai Quote
Don't make it variable and I will keep it on my list for consideration.
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Would you prefer a constant f4 aperture versus a variable f2.8 to f4 aperture?
My thought exactly.

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Haven't the SDM issues apparently been resolved? That said, I don't like how it has slower AF than screw-drive. That's been my only SDM disappointment with the 50-135 thus far.
The 50-135 is apparently a slow lens to focus, SDM or not. Screw-drive can be very fast, but SDM has no reason to be slower. I've used the 18-135, 17-70 with SDM, and now I own the 60-250, and AF is very fast in all cases. Faster than screw-drive? Hard to tell, since there is no possible comparison. But it does feel just as fast, or faster.
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QuoteOriginally posted by bdery Quote
SDM works reliably now, and DC motors are quite good too.





My thought exactly.



The 50-135 is apparently a slow lens to focus, SDM or not. Screw-drive can be very fast, but SDM has no reason to be slower. I've used the 18-135, 17-70 with SDM, and now I own the 60-250, and AF is very fast in all cases. Faster than screw-drive? Hard to tell, since there is no possible comparison. But it does feel just as fast, or faster.
I don't have direct comparisons, but with something like the 35-70, screw-drive AF is brutally fast (as in feel the torque).
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I don't have direct comparisons, but with something like the 35-70, screw-drive AF is brutally fast (as in feel the torque).
AF is also quite fast with my F50, and even with my 18-55 WR. That's a testament to the quality of screw-drive AF in Pentax lens. But it doesn't imply that SDM is bad just because screw-drive is fast

anyway, Pentax never claimed speed improvements, they claim silent AF, and there they have it right. Silent AF is a boon in many situations.

To really evaluate the AF speed you'd have to get a K10D without the latest firmware update and another one with it, and mount a DA* lens. And then if you mounted that lens on a K-5 II you'd again see a difference A big one I'd bet.
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Would you prefer a constant f4 aperture versus a variable f2.8 to f4 aperture?
I would!
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And I wonder if I'm the only one? The lens roadmap states "2013 or later", but I sure hope early 2013. I dearly want a weather-sealed zoom to complement my 50-135, but the overall consensus on the DA* 16-50 is that the IQ is not worthy of it's high price (unlike the 50-135). So I guess it's a waiting game ... still. Just thought I'd air the closet regarding my impatience, but I also hope that a Pentax insider will read this!
I have the DA* 16-50 and it has lived on my K7 for over 2 years. I would not have any problem buying a new one if something happened to mine. If I was looking at an upgrade I would go to a prime(s) but it would have to be faster than 2.8.

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