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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-30-2009, 11:03 PM
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Thanks for all your input. The Tamron seems to have vanished from the used kit shop so it's no longer an option - that leaves the 16-45 or 17-70.
Quite torn between the two, really; one gives me the reach and no 'holes' in my focal length coverage from wideangle to telephoto (though I do have primes to 'fill' the holes), and the other is compatible with both my K20D and K100D. (I wouldn't want to MF the 17-70 really)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-27-2009, 03:06 PM
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Yes, I have held the Tamron in my hands and put it on the camera and I think it's quite nice. Very stiff zoom ring action.
However, for budget reasons I am drawn to the 16-45 because it is the cheapest of the 3, and from reviews it looks like if I do go for it I would not regret my decision... though that can possibly be said for any of those choices.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-27-2009, 12:07 AM
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Having just bought a K20D and only having my K100D's 18-55 as a standard zoom I am thinking of buying a better standard zoom lens to use with the new body. Since the price of new glass has gone up so much I am shopping the secondhand market.
I have found:
a DA 16-45 selling for £190, and
a DA 17-70 selling for £300, and
a Tamron 17-50 selling for £230
at my local camera shop's used kit section (the only one of many which stocks anything for Pentax).
Am looking for thoughts from more experienced shooters.
Or is the DA 18-55 (not the II version) actually good enough for the K20D?
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-27-2009, 12:02 AM
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I was in the same situation as you, seeking an upgrade after having lovingly used my K100D for 2 years.
I ended up buying a secondhand K20D and grip. The additional controls present quite a learning curve, but ergonomically it's great. I have yet to take it on a serious shoot, and shall do so this coming weekend, but what I have experienced so far, I like. Perhaps the K20D is meant for a much more skilled photographer than I am, so I need to step up and get lots of practice! :D
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Forum: Photographic Technique
10-14-2007, 12:43 PM
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The DPReview thread mentions that it's possible to take a few separate frames and then use Photoshop to average them, but he doesn't because the K10D can do it.
I shall be trying this out with my K100D... :)
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