Originally posted by starjedi
sounds your are missing fast lens?
Don't know - never needed anything that fast. When you get 300mm+ and fast together means big bucks!
Originally posted by Driline
Don't you remember the great deep color and contrast this lens offers? You won't see that kind IQ in a cheap Tamron or yellowish tinted Sigma

Yes I do! My DA* lenses have really spoiled me as with the rest with the great Pentax rendering. And I've also been the Tamron/Sigma route and agree with you on that. This is why I was saving up for the 16-50 - this sale just caught me by surprise money wise - was expecting to have to wait until the end of November. Will have to see if I can pull something out of the hat before the end of Wednesday........