>A 28-80mm (power)zoom - you know, the one a lot of people seem to >hate.
No reason to hate it. It's not as sharp as (my) Tokina 2.6-2.8 ATX PRO II 28-70. But befor I bought the Tokina I tested the two lenses Petnax 28-80 vs Tokina 28-70. I could not see the difference in resolution until I enlarged the slides to a 50 times enlargment: 1.2 x 1.8m meter. So, this lens is actually good value for money. I made many brilliant photographs with this lens. The down-side is that it's slow - you'll need a lot of light. I'd keep them all, unless the A 100-300mm is optically equal to the FA version, which is a dog. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. juli 2004 13:36 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Many lenses; which too keep? OK. I just subscribed to this list. Thought I might start by telling you about my most recent acquisition. I just bought an ME Super and a couple of lenses at a net auction, on a time of the year when not a lot of people care to place bids at such sites, I'm assuming, so the price was not very high... Anyhow, I'll now have * A MZ-20 body * An ME Super body * A 28-80mm (power)zoom - you know, the one a lot of people seem to hate. * A 100-300mm zoom - not the one with the bad reviews this time, but the latest model; got it second hand a short while ago; it could hardly have been used at all. * A 70-210mm/4 * An A-50/1.7 * Another M or A 50/1.7 * A 150mm/3.5 All the lenses are Pentax SMC. So, any comments on this equipment? Also, I've actually considered selling some of the lenses, as they do overlap a bit, as you can see. That's if I can face the idea of parting with them... So, which ones do you reckon should go? One of the 50mms is an obvious candidate, and so is the 28-80 if I can get something else in the range, and I think I saw a used 35-80 in one of the local shops (would that be a better lens?), but how about the long zooms? - Toralf
