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First test shots with DA*16-50
Posted By: tcom, 08-09-2007, 11:35 AM

Hello

The long awaited DA*16-50 is finally here. I picked it up this afternoon in my usual shop. The build quality looks great, AF is nearly silent, a huge difference to the normal AF.

Unfortunately, the weather does not allow to take some very interesting test shots. Nevertheless, both the K10D as the DA*16-50 are weather sealed, so I went out and took a few flowers in the garden under the rain.

Here are the first test shots with this lens (all shots with K10D at 50mm, converted from RAW using silkypix):

F2.8


F4.0


F8.0


The shots are also available in full resolution under K10D Photo Gallery by Dominique Schreckling at pbase.com.

I will tried to have these shots printed tomorrow into real photos.

I will not leave these test shots too long on my pbase page. I will replace it with some better shots, as soon as possible, either tomorrow if weather allows, or after my trip to South Africa where I will hopefully be able to make some nice photos.
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08-09-2007, 11:37 AM   #2
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Did you buy them in a swiss shop? If yes, in which one?

Thanks


And what can you say about the AF speed?

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Yes, I got it from Photo Cagan, Lausanne, but ordered in January...

I have got the lens today, just in time for my trip to South Africa, starting on Saturday.
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africa? Then you should have gotten the 50-135 as well
thanks for posting test shots

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QuoteOriginally posted by tcom Quote
Yes, I got it from Photo Cagan, Lausanne, but ordered in January...

I have got the lens today, just in time for my trip to South Africa, starting on Saturday.
I preordered mine in late-february from www.swissmegapreise.ch but they still don't have it in stock...

So I just ordered it from B&H (they have it in stock now), and I took the 7 years Mack Warranty. It should arrive in 5-7 days, can't wait
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africa? Then you should have gotten the 50-135 as well
thanks for posting test shots
I have the Tokina 80-400 for the wildlife, but I would not mind a Pentax DA 80-400 SDM...

Lazar: Pentax Switzerland just received a few samples of the 16-50, and not any single 50-135 so far.
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Beautiful shots! Looks like a stunner of a lens!

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