Hi Manuel, Thanks for the link - great photos. I "tested" this lens against a Pentax AF 28-90 and it came out a lot sharper. (tested = took a few shots in my back yard !)
I'm now looking forward for some opportunities to use it. Rob W > -----Original Message----- > From: Manuel Magalhães [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 September 2005 15:35 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5 > > Hi Rob, > I bought one two months ago. I have all this primes (24 f/2, 50A f/1.4, 85 > FA* f/1.4 and a 200 FA* > f/2.8) but I was feeling the need of a all round zoom. Believe me, the F > 35-135 is the one. > Here you can see a couple of shots taken with it. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/manumag_photos/ > > Manuel > -----Mensagem original----- > De: Robert Whitehouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Enviada: domingo, 11 de Setembro de 2005 13:00 > Para: [email protected] > Assunto: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5 > > Hi All, > > I picked up one of these on eBay recently. It wasn't particularly cheap > but > I thought that it would work nicely in combination with my 16-45 DA and my > ist D for trips. > > I haven't really had chance to do much with it yet but it seems fairly > sharp > in comparison with other zooms. > > The only gripes are; > > 1) It is horrible to focus manually (tiny focus ring) > 2) It does not focus very closely except in "macro" mode at 135mm. > > Does anybody else have one of these? - any opinions/experiences? > > Thanks, > > Rob W
