It's only overdone if you think it is overdone. Remember, you are taking photos to please yourself, not everyone else - unless you are selling them or are taking photos fopr womeone else.

Wow, look at all those geese!

Nice capture of a fun moment.

Nicely captured shots of a very interesting subject, Danny!

I like what you have done here, Peter. Beautiful use of narrow DOF and focus point.

I think I would agree with Mike in that it may be a tad central and could have the gate moved to the left a few mm, but that is just my opinion.

A couple of nice sample images, John.

I had the DA16-45 and it was an excellent lens, so if the DA17-70 can match it's performance, then it should be a winner.

It would be nice to get some 70mm shots and wide open shots as well.

I would love to know if the 17mm end is much different to the DA16-45 @ 16mm. From the lens test shown on this forums lens reviews, the DA*16-50 looks wider @16mm than the DA16-45 @16mm, see here:
https://www.pentaxuser.com/news/Pentax-1645mm-and-1650mm-compared-169
although this could just be a close focus thing and at the infinity focus mark they may be similar.

If the DA17-70 can match the DA16-45, then it would be a fatastic travel lens.

Beautiful first shots, Bob.

Absolutely beautiful! Great composition and perfect exposure of a lovely subject matter. Well worthy of PPG.

I have the DA*50-135 f2.8, the DA*60-250 f4 and the DA*300 f4. I will rarely use the DA*50-135 now that I have the DA*60-250 as it is just as good IQ wise and can be used wide open with impugnity. I may use the 50-135 for overseas travel for weight and room considerations, but otherwise it is out of my bag.

If you feel that you could do without the DA*50-135, then may be you could sell it off to fund both the DA*60-250 and the DA*300.

LOL. I couldn't agree more!

[quote:3496ace15f="Prieni"]I got my 50th shot accepted for the PPG today. And I got an open ended contract at work. Not a bad day...[/QUOTE]

Buy a lottery ticket, as they say things come in 3's.

[QUOTE]Here's entry No. 50 (shot for a competition with the theme "Something old"):
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/_PRI6159.jpg[/IMG]
Taken with K20D and DA* 16-50 @ 39, A11, 1.5 s, ISO200. Fading daylight from the window and a bit of tungsten.[/QUOTE]

Beautifully done and a worthy entrant.

Congrats on 50 acceptances in PPG, Prieni.