Jeff, I see in a magazine today that Tamron has just released a 17-35mm DI (i think!) f2.8-4 lens. The DI stands for Digitally Integrated, I think. I could be mistaken though and have this confused with another lens as I had a lazy night on the sofa reading lots of photography mags last night! lol. Anyways, the Tamron lens looks great, not sure how it is priced though.
I have the FAJ 18-35mm. I really like this lens. I have been achieving some great results with it, and it really does offer "bang for the buck". The only thing I believe that lets it down is that it feels so light, it makes me think that I am shooting with a toy! lol. The results speak for themselves though, and this is obviously not the case. Also, it is a bit slow - f5.6 at 35mm. At GFM, I will be able to compare the two, and I'll keep you posted. Hope this helps some. tan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Jonsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 2:59 AM Subject: 18-35 vs. 16-45. > Has anybody compared the optical quality of the two new aperture ring-less > lenses? I am going on a week long road trip through the Southwest next > month, and want to get a super-wide zoom for my *istD and was wondering if I > could get away with buying the far less expensive 18-35. Is there a third > party super-wide zoom that anyone would recommend for the *istD? > > Thanks, > Jeff. > > >
