Funny you should mention the A 35-105/3.5. That is one of my most used lenses these days. It is excellent and very well built. But it doesn't go very wide on the DSLR's. In fact, I just got back from doing a family portrait session and that is the only lens I ended up using.
-- Bruce Wednesday, November 22, 2006, 2:33:14 PM, you wrote: DIS> On 23/11/06, John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Thanks Shel, the extending barrel won't be an issue, my Tamron 28.75 has that >> and it's one of the best zooms I've used (optically) although build leaves a >> little to be desired. DIS> I'll jump in here, the 16-45/4 is the only zoom I own, it's better DIS> than the FA24/2 at 24mm I'm sure but I have similar reservations to DIS> Shel. When it comes to build there is no comparison with any decent DIS> prime or older zoom. The last great zoom lens I owned was the DIS> A35-105/3.5, scans from shots made using it on K25 and K64 are quite DIS> amazing considering its age. Its build was superb though it was large DIS> and heavy. The 16-45/4 feels light and cheap and the extended barrel DIS> wobbles about more than any lens I think I've owned. I don't shoot DIS> with it much but have elected to keep it for the mean time. DIS> -- DIS> Rob Studdert DIS> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA DIS> Tel +61-2-9554-4110 DIS> UTC(GMT) +10 Hours DIS> [EMAIL PROTECTED] DIS> http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ DIS> Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
