I'm really very pleased with the DA 16-45 thus far. It is somewhat large, but it's not very heavy. My first *istD has the battery grip, and the lens is definitely in proportion to the size and weight of that camera. My second camera will eventually get a grip as well. Double the battery life is worth the extra weight. The build quality of the DA 16-45 feels quite quite good. Even with the lens barrel fully extended it doesn't feel flimsy. I can't say the same for my FA 28-105/3;2-4.5. Of course it can't compare to a stout K series lens, but it seems close in quality to A series lenses. I shot just a dozen frames or so, but they look very nice, even at f4. Corner to corner sharpness appears to be very good at 16mm from a distance of about three feet. I'm going to shoot some more in just a little bit.
Paul
On Sep 9, 2004, at 10:44 PM, Juan J. Buhler wrote:
On Thu, 9 Sep 2004, Mark Roberts wrote:
Juan, glad to have you back! Just last week I posted a message to the
list about your web page for the "Pentax H 60mm f/8 Limited" lens (with
the much sought-after "bokeh-on-demand" feature)!
It seems like the *istD was *made* for the Pentax H. Perfect match in its finish, handles great, and the smaller sensor uses the sweet spot of the fine one element plastic optic :-)
I'll post some pics taken with it and the *istD (I'm going to get carpal tunnel syndrome just from typing that name) as soon as I can.
The 16-45 seems like a nice lens, but it's bulky and the istD feels so much better with a small prime. The FA35 will be the main lens attached to this body. The zoom will be around I guess, but I might ebay it if I don't use it much.
I'm really happy with the istD, I don't think it couldn't be closer to an MX in terms of feel, given the market constraints nowadays. It's very very nice.
Pittsburgh is only about 30 minutes east of Ohio - stop on by if you can
I might! Although I wasn't planning to go anywhere farther east from Ohio (it will be a hectic trip as it is, back and forth in two weeks). But I'll let you know.
Thanks everybody for the warm welcome!
j
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