Re: Filling the 50-85mm gap.

[John Forbes]

I acquired the 24-90 a couple of months ago.  Although I haven't done any  
formal testing, it does seem to be a very sharp lens, though not as sharp  
as my 77mm or my FA 100mm 2.8 macro (and I should hope not!).  It doesn't  
feel quite as sturdy as one might wish for a lens that costs so much, but  
I have no complaints about performance.

John

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:41:55 +0100, Jon Paul Schelter (R* Toronto)  
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I'm dithering right now between these three lenses :
The Voigtlander 75/2.5 (manual focus), 289+50$hood at CameraQuest
the SMCP-FA 28-105 3.2-4.5, 210$ at B&H
the SMCP-FA 24-90 3.5-4.5. 430$$ at B&H.
B&H has 300US$ of my money right now, as I missed out on the 35/f2
stock*, so the 24-90 is only another 130$ - that's cheap! :)
I'd love to hear from anyone who has the 24-90 - *is* it worth the
premium over the 28-105?
the comments at Stan's (http://stans-photography.info/) are mostly
positive, but don't answer my questions.  Does anyone know of any lens
tests of either of these?
jp
* I'm a patient person, but they've had my money for a month now and
can't tell me when or if I might see a lens. (During which time I've
acquired two lenses from eBay - A 50/2, and a Tamron 70-300) maybe I
should get the FA 24/2 in stead of the 35/2? AARGH. too many lenses,
going away too quickly!
On Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:20 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
For me, what fills that gap is either an FA28-105/3.2-4.5 or
F35-70/3.5-4.5.
I know: you were looking for a prime ... but there aren't a
lot of primes in that range.
The 28-105 is a very sweet lens, I'm liking it a lot. I am
told the FA24-90 is even better, but at double the money I
wonder how much better it really is.
Godfrey
On Apr 20, 2005, at 4:17 PM, Don Sanderson wrote:
Any suggestions, other than the 77Ltd. (Which I can't afford) for
manual focus primes  to fill the gap between 50 and 85mm?
I'm good down to 16mm and up to 400, but 50-85 is a pretty big hole,
and I'd rather not fill it with a zoom.
I was thinking of the K35/2 with a good 7 element 2x but I
hate to do
that to that nice lens. ;-/
Don





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