The A 35-70/4 is a very good lens but feels rather cheap. I have the F 35-70/3.5-4.5 and am rather pleased with it. Not as sharp as the 28-70 though. I am trying to obtain parts from Pentax to fix the 28-70, I'll let you know what I find out.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Juan Buhler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 3:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: A35-70/4 or FA28-70/4? > > > Hi list, > > I'm looking to replace my separated FA28-70/4. I was looking at an A > 35-70/4, which seems to have nice comments in Stan Haplin's lens > comments page. Now, I could always get another FA28-70, which I know > is a sharp zoom when the glass is OK. > > The question is: how do these two lenses compare? I don't care about > AF, since my istD is usually set to manual anyway. Actually, I > probably prefer the focus feel of an A lens over an FA. The 35-70 > seems bigger than the 28-70, is the difference very noticeably? How is > it optically? > > This would be to complement the FA16-45 on the istD. I plan to keep > shooting with primes mostly, but sometimes it's nice to go out with a > zoom... > > TIA, > > j > > -- > Juan Buhler > http://www.jbuhler.com > blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog >
