Re: M lenses

[Joe Wilensky]

While the M 24-50 has a mediocre reputation, the A 24-50 was a new 
design (same design was used for the F 24-50) and I have one. It seems 
similar to the M 24-35 (at least in the 24-35 portion) I had for a 
while in terms of color reproduction, flare resistance, and overall 
sharpness/resolution, although I have not tested them rigorously.

The A 24-50 is a constant f/4 and has the A contact, and seems to be 
built nearly to the M 24-35 standard, _much_ better than the A 35-70, 
for instance, in terms of build quality.

Joe

On Feb 23, 2004, at 5:32 PM, Andre Langevin wrote:

I would also avoid any 24-50 as you cannot hope to get anything close 
to a good 50mm with such a zoom, while the 24-35 is not that far from 
the primes it replaces.

Andre