On Fri, 25 Jun 2004, Nenad Djurdjevic wrote: > alex wetmore wrote: > > I would like to see a 40-140 or so DA telephoto which is smaller than > > the DA 16-45/4. Something with a 58mm filter size and perhaps the > > length (but wider) of the M 135/3.5 prime would be ideal in my mind, > > and I think that is feasable. > > What about the F35-135/3.5-4.5? Admittedly it doesn't meet your first > requirement as it is a bit bigger than the DA 16-45/4. However it is well > built with a solid feel, has a 58mm filter, is reasonably fast and is > perhaps an ideal companion for the DA 16-45/4. On the *istD it is an > effective 52-202 so that both lenses together cover a range approximately > equivalent in 35mm terms to 24-200.
It isn't made anymore and I'm usually not very happy with the build of F lenses. On the other hand it is cheap, so I'm picking one up from KEH to try it out. This lens was last made in 1989, and it seems like zoom optics have come a long way since then. Does it have a rotating front element? alex
