What is the difference
If you are looking to upgrade a kit lens I would recommend going a bit further and getting one of the more common upgrade options - something with a wider aperture, slightly wider range and higher IQ than any of the kit lenses. There are a couple of options from Pentax, Sigma & Tamron which others who use them will be able to recommend specifically.
Of course, if there is a small budget by all means you could just move to the WR version of what you have, but for me an upgrade is a chance to seize and really make more of a difference to your image quality.
Pentax K7 with BG-4 Grip / Samyang 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC / DA18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR / SMC A28mm f2.8 / D FA 28-105mm / SMC F35-70 f3.5-4.5 / SMC A50mm f1.7 / Tamron AF70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD macro / SMC M75-150mm f4.0 / Tamron Adaptall (CT-135) 135mm f2.8 / Asahi Takumar-A 2X tele-converter / Pentax AF-540FGZ (I & II) Flashes / Cactus RF60/X Flashes & V6/V6II Transceiver
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I also have a Tamron 17-50 which is very nice. I pretend it's my best standard zoom in order to justify to my self the high cost... But, in truth, you'd be hard put to tell the difference.
Andrew
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"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
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Andrew
I agree with others that once you move to those more moderate apertures you'll be hard pressed to the see the difference between it and the 16-45. Where the 16-45 excels is performing superbly regardless what aperture you select.
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050 http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Yes, the important caveat with inexpensive lenses is the need to use them at moderate apertures. The Tamron 17-50 really can be used wide open, I find.
Knowing that helps us justify spending the extra
Regards
David
Les
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14 years
Berkshire
Is there any optical difference in these two lenses or is it just the weather proofing that is the difference.
Thanks
Les