so you got an exemplar that was produced on monday-morning ... mine was fine, too
Best Bernd ----original message---------- From: Shel Belinkoff a.. Subject: Re: those 150s b.. Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 07:29:29 -0800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- I'd disagree ... terrible distortion and the long and short ends, soft at the extremes as well. It's really more like a 90mm ~ 135mm or so, as far as I'm concerned. Frantisek Vlcek wrote: > > Hi! > > I think a nice alternative to the 150/3.5 or the longer 85-205 zooms > is the M 75-150/4. I had this lens, used it extensively, and it's an > excellent performer even wide open, as good as primes. And it's small. > Only drawback is the push-pull zoom, which is worse for tripod use > when it can slip. > > Frantisek