Im after one of these, but want one with the original hood

Thanks for the 77 Ltd Rob, Ive only had a chance to take a few quick shots of my daughter in the garden so far, but I must say it is a superb lens.

Hopefully will post a few on here soon.

Hi Rob
I sent a pm

The x10 is great, have you considered the Fuji x100? its just superb
and now the x100s is out you can get one for a bargain price
I know I know its not a Pentax but I have one which I use when I dont want to lug the K5 and lenses around and it is truly a m a z i n g!

PM sent Alex

Hi Mattie

FYI There's a 16-45 on Gumtree for £110.00, as new. 3 days ago, so dont know if its still available?

Kind regards

Mark

Hear hear.

I dont know if this helps, but until recently I had the 16-45 and the Tamron 17-50. To fund the purchase of a K5 one had to go.

To be honest after doing many comparison shots there was little to choose between the two.

At the end of the day I kept the Tamron on the basis that it was 2.8 and is a bit sharper than the 16-45.

I dont think you would be too unhappy with either.
ps I have a 55-300 which is a great lens for the medium to longer shots.

Thanks Guys, Im going to take some more shots with both this week, just to confirm, but I am leaning towards the Tamron cos its faster and I have two young girls who dont sit still for more than 0.5sec!

I think it will be a better option for the long winter months, taking indoor shots.

The sale will go to purchase my first prime lens...I will be back for more advice then .

Thanks again for all your helpful input.

Kind regards
Mark

I just acquired a K-5 which came with a 16-45 f4.
Now I will sell my old K20d and one of the above.
Question is which? I have taken a few comparison shots with each lens
and colour wise and sharpness I cant see too much difference...maybe thats
down to my lack of skill!, but in any case I thought there would be something more noticeable.

The only thing I have picked up was that the 16-45 seemed to focus slightly behind the subject.

Anyway I would be grateful of any opinions here as one of them has to go.
I think the 16-45 will compliment my 55-300 quite well, but then the Tammy is a 2.8....decisions decisions.

Regards
Mark