Choices..

iancandler · 2007-10-29T20:33:05+0000

Ok so Hi all I'm a newb here.. and I have a hard choice to make. I'm stuck floundering over choice of budget standard zoom. I say budget because its got to come in under £200. So far I have for consideration: Sigma 18-125 f3.5/5.6 Sigma 24-135 f2.8/f4 Sigma 28-135 f3.5/5.6 macro Sigma 28-105 f2.8/f4 Tamron 28-200 f3.5/5.6 cosina 100mm macro I already have: 28mm MF f2.8 macro pentax 18-55 f3.5/f5.6 Sigma 70-300 f4/f5.6 macro Sigma 400 f5.6 I want to cover the standard zoom with something a little better than the kit lens as its terrible for vignetting. I prefer a wider range as I can then keep the lens on as a "grab and go" set up. I would automaticly go for the 24-135, but I have heard it can be soft, especially at 85mm onwards. The Tamron seems a good all round choice but its an unknown quantity to me. Any idea's/experience with any of the above?