Chris wrote:
> Has anyone had any experience with this
> lens, or opinions about it? I just picked
> one up off eBay (Buy-it-now <g>), and I'm
> curious about its optical qualities.
> I seem to remember us having a conversation
> about it a while back, but I couldn't find
> it in the archives. I think Shel said that
> he either liked it or hated it, but I can't
> remember which. :)
Hi Chris ...
I've got one, and I'm not particularly thrilled with it. I find
it a bit soft for my tastes, and much prefer the M 24~35 to the
A 24~50. Mark Dalal used it when we went shooting one weekend,
and he feels a bit better about it than I. However, it's a nice
focal range.
I find the lens to be a bit "bulky" for my taste, and flare can
be a real problem unless you've got a good hood. I've a very
odd Tiffen hood that seems to be ok, but the focal range is too
great to get an excellent solution, although I'm still playing
around with some obscure Nikon hood, step up rings, and assorted
bits of foil and cardboard. The factory hood sucks - big time.
Don't even think about it. If you've got a hood that'll work
well at the long end, it'll vignette at the short end. If
you've got a hood that'll work well at 24mm, then 50mm gets no
protection.
--
Shel Belinkoff
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