From: Arnold Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 18:48:30 +0100
At half the price, the build quality of the FA28-105/f3.2-4.5 is >forgivable.
I don't understand this.
Sure, the FA 28-105 f/3.2-4.5 is plastic and the manual focus has low friction (but it's rather nice to use anyway). But it's solid and well put together. Nothing wobbles, nothing rattles. When I zoom out to the 105 length and shakes the lens up and down, I have absolutely no play in the zoom barrel. It's rock solid. I can't move it sideways even if I use the strength of my hands... I did have a little play in the 28-70 f/4, but not so with the 28-105. I think this is very impressive. I also enjoy the zoom feel. Much better than on my F 100-300 which has an unpleasant feel.
Apart from the use of plastic, it's no difference in build quality between the FA 28-105 and the Tokina 28-105 - I actually rates the FA higher, because it's more smooth and pleasant to use. On the Tokina, I had to use The Force to move the lens from A to a an aperture value. And the manual focus feel was, well, it was no feel at all.
Best wishes, Roland
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