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Stuart..
Good. Sigma 17-70mm on the Wex used site at present. I dont know how much they bring. But to me this seems very good value at £151..!
https://www.wexphotovideo.com/sigma-17-70mm-f2-8-4-dc-macro-hsm-lens-pentax-fit-...
That's a good deal. It's the newest version too.
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
Good. Sigma 17-70mm on the Wex used site at present. I dont know how much they bring. But to me this seems very good value at £151..!
https://www.wexphotovideo.com/sigma-17-70mm-f2-8-4-dc-macro-hsm-lens-pentax-fit-...
That's a good deal. It's the newest version too.
Mine is for sale in the classifieds.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
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Good. Sigma 17-70mm on the Wex used site at present. I dont know how much they bring. But to me this seems very good value at £151..!
https://www.wexphotovideo.com/sigma-17-70mm-f2-8-4-dc-macro-hsm-lens-pentax-fit-...
That's a good deal. It's the newest version too.
Supplied with: Original box, front cap, rear cap and manual.
No mention of the hood.
Good. Sigma 17-70mm on the Wex used site at present. I dont know how much they bring. But to me this seems very good value at £151..!
https://www.wexphotovideo.com/sigma-17-70mm-f2-8-4-dc-macro-hsm-lens-pentax-fit-...
That's a good deal. It's the newest version too.
Supplied with: Original box, front cap, rear cap and manual.
No mention of the hood.
Probably fell off and got lost - that's what they (including the one on my earlier version of the lens) generally do
OTOH, I don't think I'd swop my lens for anything else South of £200 because I really like it
Heard lots of good things about the Sigma, 17-70mm. Just had to send a preloved16-50mm F2.8 SDM back with dodgy focus, I had to try, I never learn!
My viewfinder is 576,000,000 pixels.
My other viewfinder is 5.76,000,000.
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I have the 18-135mm and the 16-85mm. My personal habit, the 18-135mm sits on the shelf, I pick the 16-85mm every time. It's better across the whole frame, much better and, I like the extra mm on the wide end. Two important differences when I find myself more at the landscape side of photography.
If I want more reach I take my 55-300mm as well. The two lenses cover just about everything.
Hope you are well, my thoughts are that you should look for a good Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 lens. These can be bought at good prices and they are a versatile and reliable tool. However, if you do this, make sure it's one of the later lenses from the 'contemporary' series, these have two advantages over the older lenses. 1) they are much lighter and 2) they are far sharper at all focal lengths. The older ones can be a little soft, I know this as I've had two of the older ones and currently own the contemporary version, which beats the older lenses into a cocked hat.
Hope this helps.
Kind Regards
David
... make sure it's one of the later lenses from the 'contemporary' series, these have two advantages over the older lenses. 1) they are much lighter and 2) they are far sharper at all focal lengths.
David
One of these?
Sigma 17-70 DC (4) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
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I did see Kris' lens mentioned on page 1 and mulled it over as I researched that lens as well as other lenses - truth be told I over analysis everything rather than just go for it
Anyways, having looked at everything I felt that having WR would be needed as I'm not a fair weather shooter and seeing as this would be a 'street' camera / lens combo as well as a cheeky camera to bring when SWMBO is getting annoyed with me with a camera backpack on when on holiday, the lens needed to be all weather and offer a decent focal range. As it's not my main camera and more importantly, not my main lens I didn't need to go up too much in money or features and if it wasn't that sharp then it wouldn't bother me as for street images, looking at past masters etc, sharpness isn't everything but the need to tell the story is.
So! I have decided on the Pentax 18-135mm as I've seen them sub £150, offers me a good range and they're all weather
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I can't remember the last time I saw a 16-45/4 , and when I was going to buy a DA 17-70 (that is SDM only) it wouldn't work in the shop before I walked out with it...
So, for me it would either be a screw-driven DA*16-50 or the equivalent Tamron or Sigma, and maybe the 17-70 Sigma (2.8-4).
I have experience only of the DA*16-50. Sold only because I have a K-1.
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon