On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 19:00:29 -0400, you wrote:
>I agree. It would be nice to have a 24-1xxIS with the new IS mechanism
>built in. It wouldn't really matter whether it was 2.8-4, or 4-5.6, IMO.
>As long as it has the dual-mode IS with improved response time allowing the
>"three stop" advantage the new 70-200IS does!
>
>I'd rather give up 25-30mm at the long end of this lens in favor of those
>4mm on the wide end. Those 4mm make a bigger difference in terms of angle
>of view.
>
>JCDoss
>
I just "tried" the new Tamron 24-135 f/3.5-5.6 in a store (read
"handled") and it felt pretty good. A lot like the 28-135 in weight
and heft, with the typical unbalanced Tamron unbalanced zoom and focus
ring feel though. (Zoom tight, focus loose - maybe it's for blind
differentiation) One nice feature that I wish the Canon 28-135 had,
is a lock that you can engage when it's sucked in to 24mm, to prevent
barrel creep when walking around. I have yet to read anything about
its optical qualities, although I would expect at the least decent
from Tamron, and it doesn't strike me as an over-ambitious range of
focal lenghts.
Ken Durling
Website http://home.earthlink.net/~kdurling/
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