On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 at 17:06:12, Paul Giverin <paul@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>In message <jsKdnUrOlNUv2wbanZ2dnUVZ8t6inZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, David Kilpatrick
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>>Your price might just be possible with the Sony branded version - it's
>>the same lens at heart but the Sony has a faster focusing mechanism.
>>The alternative could be a Pentax K10D (price just dropped because of
>>the K20D arrival) with their similar, slightly wider aperture,
>>18-200mm, or again the Tamron 18-250mm; or the Nikon D40X with the
>>18-200mm VR stabilised Nikon lens (or Sigma alternative).
>>
>>The only option which doesn't tick the right box is Canon, whose 1.6X
>>sensor factor immediately makes the 18mm end less wide-angle, and
>>which offers no in-body stabilisation,
>
>Why doesn't it tick the right box? The Nikon and Pentax have a 1.5 crop
>factor. The difference between all three cameras at 18mm is not a lot.
>
>>
>>Our daughter's Canon kit has a 400D with the kit 18-55mm and an early
>>(secondhand) Canon image stabilised 70-300mm covering the tele end,
>>where the IS stabilisation is extremely beneficial. Now if you can do
>>a search and hunt down such a lens that's a reasonable kit. I do not
>>advice the closest thing Canon has a stabilised superzoom, the full
>>frame 28-135mm IS. It's neither fish nor fowl when used on the smaller
>>digital format, and it's not much better than independent brand optics
either.
>>
>I've got a Canon 28-135mm IS. Its not too bad. I use it as my walk
>round lens although it is quite a heavy lens and you can feel it after
>its been round your neck for an hour or so. Its a little bit soft but
>certainly better than the 18-55mm kit lens. 28mm isn't very wide on a
>1.6 crop (or 1.5 for that matter ;) but it gave me an excuse to get a
>Canon 10-22mm which is wide enough and is admittedly noticeably better
>than my 28-135 in terms of image quality. Of course the 28-135mm is
>half the price of the 10-22mm so you get what you pay for.
>
>I think there are a lot of 28-135's going cheap at the moment because
>its used as the kit lens on some 40D's and new owners are flogging them
>on.
>
Thank you David and Paul for your useful comments.
I definitely want the single-lens solution, for convenience when
travelling. I think I may wait to see how the new Sony is received, and
either go for that or something else, plus the Tamron 18-250, which
seems to be well thought of for the price and is available for about
280GBP.
Thanks again,
Rick
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Rick Bowlby
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