What Christine said--that's me too on the 16-5mm--I so hate that external zoom. There's something very rude about the way it juts out. :-) Course, I do wish I could replace my DA 16-45mm with a weather sealed lens--I can't deny that, but I've become very skilled at walking between raindrops--so I got me a work-around :-).
Cheers, Christine/Chicago On Apr 3, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I was having a hard time justifying the purchase at the old >>> price, due to the lens' uneven reputation. I can't imagine shelling >>> out at the new price. >> >> I bought my 16-50 as soon as the lens was introduced and it's worked >> without a hitch for years, including several rain-sodden hikes across >> Grandfather Mountain. It's my most-used lens. >> >> I know I'm just one data point but it's the data points that >> experience a failure that usually make the loudest noises ;-) > > I remember you telling me how much you like that lens! And a couple > of times since then, I've been ready to pull the trigger, and... I see > a fresh batch of mixed reviews, and I stop. Beyond that, I don't love > the external zoom... The weather sealing is nice, but... really, I'm > not much for rainy hikes. All that humidity totally wrecks my hair. > > :) > -c > > -- > 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.
