Did the article mention the SMC FA 28-105/3.2-4.5?
Peter, Sweden
>An article in the Nov '04 Pop Photo verifies that the
>performance gap between zooms and primes is ever
>narrowing. Actually, in one set of tests the zoom out
>performed the prime.
>I was both pleased and disappointed in the case of the
>Pentax lenses. I had been mulling the idea of
>replacing an FA 28-70 f/2.8 (glorious optic-but heavy)
>with an FA 24-90 f/3.5-4.5 (at 50mm) which was pitted
>against a 50mm f/1.7 AF (FA, F?).
>Think I'll hold off on the 24-90. It's only one SQF
>test, but not good. The 50mm results, however, were
>extremely good. In fact Pentax tests (both good and
>bad) stood out in the series.
>Another benign dilemma.
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>Jack
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