Dave, I have to say this as a joke, no rub intended. Rumor has it you should not be using 3rd party lenses, they supposedly scream amateur, you should be using Canon lenses, at least that's what I've heard. :-)
Tom C. Dave writes: > I've been very pleased with the lens so far. I've only had it about 4 > months so I haven't had a great deal of time to utilize it under extreme > situations. > > Close focusing will get you down to about 1.5 feet, though, at the focal > range this lens provides that's more than adequate in the situations I've > encountered. > > Yes, flare can be an issue, just like it is with the 28-70, but I don't see > it as overly exaggerated on this or any of my Tokina lenses. Conscientious > use of the provided lens hoods will eliminate the flare in all but the most > extreme cases. > <snip> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

