Thanks Butch, I think I've been brought back to reality and given up on the 28-210. I have been buying mostly primes and with the exception of the 35/3.5 and the VERY notable exception of the FA* 300/4.5 my lineup is about the same as yours. Still would like the 35-105/3.5 though, but my wallet says that's going to have to wait awhile. ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Butch Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 9:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Mike Johnston's latest... > > > > In that article Mike says: > > <quote> > All-purpose 28-200mm zoom lenses: > Bad snapshots. Also great for making five rolls of > film last a whole year. All-purpose = no purpose > <end quote> > > Do you folks agree or disagree with this? > I've been thinking this range would make a good > event/party/gathering/group/portrait/head-shot/etc lens. > Anyone tried one? What did you think? > > Don > > > It was my Vivitar 28-210 that got me into this list. After using it > exclusively on my ME super I happened to shoot a roll half with that and > half with the "lowly" M 50/2.0. The M 50/2.0 was soooooooo much > sharper that > I decided to go back to shooting primes, and joined the list to find out > which cheap primes were good. I ended up buying a K 28/3.5, M > 135/3.5, and M > 200/4.0. Then I found out about enablement and added a K 1000 > with a 50 and > a 100/ 4.0 macro, a K 35/3.5, a Z1-p, and a FA* 300/4.5. And you > can't get > rid of me now :) > > Butch > >
