I consider the SMCA 35-105 f/3.5 to be excellent as zooms go, especially 3:1
zooms. It will not compare with primes, but compared with other zooms it is,
sharp with good contrast. It does show a small amount of barrel distortion.
It is prone to some flair as are all zooms, perhaps a little more so than
the SMCA 70-210 f/4, but having a shortest focal length of 70mm makes
shading it easier. (The SMCA 70-210 f/4 has an integral, pull out shade.) Of
the 24 Pentax lenses, the two zooms I chose to own are the SMCA 35-105 f/3.5
and the SMCA 70-210 f/4.
Regards,
Bob...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bucky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax Peepl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:44 PM
Subject: A 35-105 f/3.5
> Is the A 35-105 f/3.5 a good zoom? I'd appreciate comments both good and
> bad, as well as a reasonable price I should pay if I were to buy it. It
> seems like a good compromise for carrying about on the LX, rather than
> stocking up on a series of primes to cover the same focal range.
>
> TIA,
>
> Mike
> Vancouver, Canada
>
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