| Latest Review Posted | Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro HSM (Contemporary)
I'm not into over-analysis of equipment. Sometimes this can be like a group of artists arguing for hours about the relative attributes of their paint brushes. At the end of the day it is the artist/photographer who makes the difference. After all these years of lens development I don't think there are many "bad" lenses, just relative degrees of "good". After all, who amongst us has their prints blown up to poster size or are published or sold on? For the vast majority of photographers, most photographs in this digital age remain on the computer, and if printed, seldom above 4x 5. I have owned many cameras over the years and have mostly used the supplied kit lens as I find the cost of many lenses prohibitive. However having owned a Pentax K-r for 5 years and used only the kit lens I decided this very clever camera deserved something a bit better. So I bought a second hand Sigma 17-70 C off e-bay for £220. All I can say is it is quiet,efficient and very sharp as illustrated by the photographs of other contributors to this thread. For a general purpose, non specialist, all-round useful lens I don't know what else anyone could expect off such a relatively cheap lens. For me it does just about everything I want from a lens except true 1: 1 Macro, super wide or super telephoto. A brilliant every day accompaniment to your Pentax camera. |
