Hello Collin, I don't expect many/any to have experience with all of them. So much of what can be offered will be second hand. Of the listed ones, I personally have/used #1, #4, #5. They each have some positive and negative issues. #1 is rather slow, but a pretty good range and optically good. #4 has a good range and is faster. The issues I have with it are that it doesn't hold focus through the zoom range, making a bit more difficult to focus at wider focal lengths and it is soft wide open. It needs to be stopped down to 5.6. #5 is very good optically and has a good zoom range - needs to be stopped down to 4.0. It trades some width for length on focal range. I still own both #4 and #5 and find them both useful for certain things. If you are using non-TTL flash, then the constant aperture of these two zooms are important. Everything else you listed is variable aperture.
You also did not list any third party choices - Tokina 28-80 ATX, Tamron 28-75/2.8 DI and Sigma 24-70/2.8 EX. Of these, I have used/own the Tamron and find it to be quite good optically. Bokeh is not great, but a very usable lens. My real go to lens is the A 35-105/3.5. HTH, Bruce Tuesday, December 20, 2005, 2:54:13 PM, you wrote: CRB> I'm looking for amid-range zoom. Something for small-event use. CRB> (When I shot a Sunday School program and a ladies Christmas Tea CRB> a few weeks ago, changing lenses was a hassle. CRB> http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/SSProg12112005/SSProg121105.html CRB> http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/Tea120205/Tea120205.html ) CRB> Please rate them as to feel, optical quality, and your overall preference CRB> 1. 28-105 f/4.0-5.6 FA (p) CRB> 2. 28-105 mm f/4-5.6 FA (New ) CRB> 3. 28-105 mm f/3.2-4.5 (Newer) CRB> 4. 28-135 mm f/4.0 A CRB> 5. 35-105 mm f/3.5 A CRB> 6. 35-105 mm f/4.0-5.6 F CRB> 7. 35-135 mm f/3.5-4.5 A CRB> 8. 35-135 mm f/3.5-4.5 F CRB> Or is there a wider lens that you'd use for something like this? CRB> Something faster than the kit 18-55? CRB> Collin
