Pentax 24-90mm ; Photozone.de reviews

Some of you talked about the 24-90 recently when discussing a general pourpose zoom for the K10D. I'm the buyer of George's 24-90, and this is just to add to the opinions: this really is a stonking lens!

It's the third lens to surpass my expectations; the first one was the 18-55, that I thought was rubbish (for being a kit lens) but ended up being quite good, then the A 50mm F/1.4 (no comments necessary for this one).

The 24-90 is sharp, has very little CA, it's nice to handle, focuses quickly and has a beautifull bokeh, even wide open (I love the 18-55's bokeh too)! Yes, the barrel does wobble a bit, and you can sometimes tell when autofocusing, but I also cannot see any effect on the pictures. As I like my zooms a little longer than wider, this is my perfect lens when there can be only one!

Also, remember to take a look at http://www.photozone.de 's reviews of Pentax glass. There's some nice things in there to see.
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Flink

Glad to hear you're enjoying your new lens. The 24-90mm is nice indeed.

I still use mine on my film cameras, when I use my film cameras that is!

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Best regards, John

I'm glad it's arrived safely and you're pleased with it. If you confirmed receipt, I haven't had it. No doubt my email prog. I get so much spam nowadays that quite a lot of good stuff gets thrown out like the baby with the bathwater.

It's a well-travelled lens, incidentally. I got it from California, so it's probably happy to be back in the sun, sharing a glass of Gata and some sardines assadas.

G

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Keywords: Charming, polite, and generally agreeable.

The 24-90 is a gem of a lens which I love using....Having had lots of medium standard lenses, the 24-90 beats them all....

I am still waiting to get my fingers on my FA50 mm f1.4

I used my 18-55 on my *ist D at the weekend on Skye, what a stonking little lens. I am glad I sold my Sigma 28-105 with the *ist DL now

You definitely won't be disappointed
I have the SMC-F version and it's probably my all time favourite. The bokeh and "rendition" are just simply sublime. And yes, the 24-90 is lovely as a single lens.
It's soooo hard to decide what to take in the camera bag!
Matt

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Take them all....eventually you'll get a nice "photographer's list", to port or starboard depending on which shoulder the camera bag is.

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Best regards, John

Or is it a "photographer's hunchback"? LOL!

Need a much bigger bag
Matt

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