Re: Advise on zooms to round out my collection sought

[Andre Langevin]

It is not as good as the 24-35 (from what I've read here).  I once 
had the slightly different M version.  It would pic the tone of the 
surroundings because of flare.  Fresh white snow, taken under the sun 
(sun in the back), in a coniferous forest, was clearly greenish. 
Pentax soon changed the optical construction and the A version is 
said to be better in this regard.

A 24-50/4 would replace (among other lenses) a normal 50/1.7 or 1/.4 
lens, which is a "perfect" lens and unequalled in most aspects by any 
zoom, so that doesn't make sense for me, while I think of the 24-35 
as a valuable replacement for a 28mm.

The 24-50mm would make an excellent snapshots lens, especially for 
black and white, as contrast is not as desirable here.

Andre


Yeah, I thought about that, but I figured a more limited
zoom below my 35-70 might yield better quality or at least
a smaller package.  Overlap could be useful.... How good is
the A 24-50?
What about the A or F 24-50mm f/4 for the wide angle?
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