In a message dated 2/3/2001 8:06:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Yesterday, I found in a shop an A35-105/3.5 for JP\18,800
>(approx. US$160). From what I saw at the Stan's Lens Page,
>it has obtained fairly good reputations from PDMLers.
>I've got an A35-70/4 and an A70-210/4 to cover the rage.
>I've been wondering if I should get one to replace the
>35-70.
My opinions: The A 35-105/3.5 is slightly better optically than the A
35-70/4 (except for macro use, where the A 35-70/4 is the best so-called
"macro zoom" I've ever used). The 35-105 offers a bit more speed, of course,
and a bit less barrel distortion at 35mm. But, the 35-70 is a while ~lot~
more compact and light, which is important some times. I think the biggest
advantage of the A 35-105/3.5 over the A 35-70/4 is its greater zoom range.
(Actually, I much prefer the A 28-135/4 over the 35-105 for the same reason.)
Oh, one more thing - the build quality for the 35-105 (and the 28-135, too)
is better than for the 35-70 (which is reasonably solid but still a bit
"plasticky" for my tastes).
I have some specimen photos shot with each of the above lenses in the Lens
Gallery (<http://gemma.geo.uaic.ro/~vdonisa/lensgal.html>, mirrored at
<http://phred.org/pentax/lensgal/>).
Fred
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