I had the A and was so happy to find someone to take it off my hands. Overall, it was amongst the worst lenses I ever owned, if not the worst. Too soft throughout the range, too much distortion ... contrast seemed a bit low for my taste. Great paperweight, though.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Jim Thomas > It's supposed to be the same optically as the Pentax-A SMC 24-50. > Didn't get good reviews online but I've found it to be great lens. One > of my favorites. > > J. Thomas > > > Thibouille wrote: > > >Any good or bad? > >Tempting on a 35mm camera... > > > >---------------------- > >Thibouille > >---------------------- > >*ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ... > > > > > > > > > >

