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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-10-2018, 09:45 AM
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Wides are harder to design well than telephotos are, and there aren't a whole lot of existing third-party wides to license. Tokina's got full frame wide zooms in their lineup but, having used some of their Nikon DX wides, it wouldn't surprise me if the FX models are not up to Pentax's standards. Only Sigma makes third-party wide primes and Pentax hasn't licensed any of their lenses for rebranding so far.
I definitely wouldn't mind seeing the updated Tamron 17-35 f2.8-4 get the 15-30 treatment, as I quite like the old 17-35 and the new one has a lot of positive buzz.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-07-2018, 09:06 PM
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If the 70-200 F4 is patterned off the Tokina, as per the rumors, that lens is also pretty big - comes in at about 1kg. Substantially less than the D FA 70-200, but not that much lighter than the Tamron 70-200 (1150 g). Not exactly featherweight.
I recently sold my Tamron 70-300 (435 g) because I wasn't quite happy enough with the output, and I found it rather mechanically unpleasant to use. But I've regretted it since, because it was so easy to keep in the bag. I don't want to lug around a 70-200 unless photography is the explicit purpose of my trip.
I've got a Sigma APO 70-300 (550 g) on the way to try to plug that hole. But I would definitely be interested in a Pentax 70-300 in the vein of Nikon's FX 70-300 lenses (700-750g) at a 28-105 quality level.
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