Thanks Andre, as soon as I get it and check it out I'll
let you know.
Don
-Original Message-
From: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 2:46 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Comments on SMCP 45-125/4??
Don, tell us how it behaves when
Don, tell us how it behaves when you get a chance to use it!
It also has a 58mm filter size where the 35-105 has a 67, so perhaps
flare will be OK.
A puece of information that we find in the Pentax boklet about their
lens line is that to avoid vignetting at 1.5 meters with lens between
60mm and
This seems a great range for the istD and an
excellent companion to the DA 16-45/4.
Don't seem to be many reviews out there.
Has anyone used this lens?
What do you think of it?
TIA
Don
A bit front heavy. One of the best zoom of its time. Good sharpness
and contrast full open, very good
It's old, heavy, bulky, and has a fair bit of pincushion distortion at the
long end. Other than that, it's not bad. I used one for years on my MX,
and found it to be a handy zoom range. If its range suits your purposes,
and you can get a good deal, check it out.
Pat White
Thanks Andre and Pat.
It's the same weight as, and about an inch longer than the A35-105/3.5
that I love so much so I don't think size or weight are an issue.
It also has a 58mm filter size where the 35-105 has a 67, so perhaps
flare will be OK.
It just struck me as an unusual zoom range, uniquely
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