I believe this new Pentax wide angle zoom will rival Sigma's and Tamron's. It's 77mm filter size hints that the light gathering ability would be better, less vignetting. Two ED elements and SDM. Minimum barrel distortion and great colour saturation.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
and the Sigma 17-70/2.8-4.5 is very good bang for the buck. After using one for a while, the urge to get the DA* 16-50/2.8 gradually subsides, especially when the Sigma is going at < 1/2 the price of the DA* 16-50.
Yeah great move Pentax. Keep pushing the dates further away from your new base and you will see the flying away again... I don't think it's a good way to attract new users to the Pentax system.
Yes, we all know Pentax users are patient and we all wait for the best, but times have change and it's not really a good idea to make your potential customers wait. I'm totally fine with waiting for the release of the 50-135mm, but many others might not be...
This delay is mild compared to Olympus...more than 4 years after launching the E-1 now they show their fanboys a mockup of the upcoming replacement. In the meanwhile many users have dump their system and move on to other brands.
Pentax users = buy body, hunt or wait for lens
Olympus users = can buy lens but wait ages for body update.
This delay is mild compared to Olympus...more than 4 years after launching the E-1 now they show their fanboys a mockup of the upcoming replacement. In the meanwhile many users have dump their system and move on to other brands.
Pentax users = buy body, hunt or wait for lens
Olympus users = can buy lens but wait ages for body update.