Dave,
Tanya may have been the recent purchaser. I have the lens from about
the time I bought my *istD. I have previously owned the good Tokina
28-70/2.6-2.8.
So here goes:
The lens is quite sharp. It is not as good as my Tamron SP 90/2.8
macro or my FA 50/1.4 - but not far behind.
It is built pretty well - feels solid and has a nice feel for both
zooming and manual focus (what I do most of the time). It is not up
to Tokina tank standards, but better than a typical consumer zoom.
A big plus over the Tokina is that it focuses down to 13" - the Tokina
is much worse. It also has a zoom lock at shortest focal length so
that you can carry it lens pointing down without it creeping. It's
size and weight and very nice for balancing on the *istD without
feeling overly front heavy. All in all, a very nice lens in that
category. Every user review that I have read has been positive.
I would buy it again.
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Best regards,
Bruce
Wednesday, January 5, 2005, 8:01:06 PM, you wrote:
bcin> Memory seems to think, someone recently purchased this lens.
bcin> If so any comments for use on the D.
bcin> Thanks in advance
bcin> Dave Brooks
