I dont recall having to do any CA corrections with the 24-50/A lens. Regarding the 18-55 lens, thats NOT a full frame lens so its not a fair comparison, if Pentax goes FF, the 24-50 will be usable on FF, the 18-55 wont.
JC O'Connell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Poirier Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:41 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: A 24-50/4 review? I bought one new in about 1985. I still have it, although seldom used as I'm playing with a bunch of other old stuff. Optically I'd say it is really good for a 24-50 from that period. Published and exhibited a good many shots made with it. Sharp at mid apertures. Flare quite well controlled. Can't comment on wide open. Almost never used it that way. It's also very solid mechanically. Mine survived 20 years of heavy use in really extreme northern conditions with no problems. On the other hand, I'd have my doubts about chromatic aberration. Haven't used it on my digital yet, however, and don't have time to test. (Show opening tomorrow.) I think you'd be better off with the 18-55 kit lens, which is at least equally sharp, has better flare control, and is probably not much more expensive used. Cheers John Poirier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick David Wright" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:23 PM Subject: A 24-50/4 review? > > Has anyone ever used that lens? Thoughts on it? Sample photos taken > with > it? Thanks! > > ~Nick David Wright > http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
