Hi David,
Thanks for that great description. I dislike lenses that focus beyond
infinity, but that wont stop me from buying the lense.
I think i have to deside if the extra stop and slightly wider view are worth
the extra money.
Thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: "David A. Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: FA 28 2.8 versus FA 24 2.0
> Paul Jones writes:
>
> > what is the build quality like? I dont actualy own any FA series lenses
at
> > the moment, only F.
>
> I quite like mine, even though I once accidentally whacked the hood into
6
> pieces (tulip bit, bayonet bit, metal locking ring and three screws) a
couple of
> months ago. Some 24 hour Araldite fixed that up nicely. It took a pretty
> heavy whack to do that and a metal hood would certainly have bent. If the
> plastic was stronger the damage could have been worse.
>
> Its a nice lens to use. I think my favourite feature is how you swap
between
> MF and AF by snapping the focus ring forwards or backwards. I wish my
> macro lens did that. The MF "feel" isn't the best, but that's not a major
> complaint. The focussing ring continues to turn beyond the focus limits,
but
> you can tell because it "drags" a bit harder. This definitely feels weird
when
> you're used to hard end-stops.
>
> I have also found that mine focusses a little beyond infinity which
strikes me
> as being very strange for a wide-angle, but I've heard a suggestion that
AF
> systems work better this way.
>
> Using a polariser with this lens could be inconvenient as the hood will
get in
> the way. Not a problem for me because I tend to avoid polarisers
(especially
> with wides) but you might need to consider this.
>
> I do find that fitting and removing the lens cap is a bit of a pain with
the hood
> mounted backwards, but I suspect that I don't have the "original" cap
> because I bought the lens secondhand.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> - Dave
>
> David A. Mann, B.E.
> email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
>
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> while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
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