Originally posted by KjellAV My 16-85mm lens broke after one year of use. The inner barrel broke. Normal use, no smashing around, a big mystery. So I don´t want a new one because of the build quality.
I´m looking for a new wr lens. The Pentax 16-50mm would be my first choice because of f1:2.8 and wr. But I´m concerned about build quality of the SDM and IQ. I actually bought three of these lenses, and all went back due to bad IQ.
The lens is going to be used on Pentax KP, so a good copy of 16-50mm would be perfect with my 50-135mm and 300mm.
Do someone have any suggestion how to get a good copy of this lens.
I´m looking at Pentax 24-70mm. This is bigger and heavier, designed for FF body and is a little to narrow in the short end. Looks like a great lens, but I have no plans on getting a FF body so this lens is a little to hefty for my purpose.
But I think it is better than a poor 16-50mm.
Odd...I keep my K-70 and 16-85 in the cockpit of my sailboat on a jacket, usually, and sometimes it gets bounced around a bit winds being what they are in Newfoundland and the North Atlantic. Never had a problem with build quality. And love the lens. As for your choice, do you need 16-23 or 51-70 more in your typical shooting?