After a CLA, my A50/1.4 has a VERY nice smooth focusing feel. It felt a bit loose before the CLA, and I know I've heard a lot of people complain about that. My 35-105/3.5 isn't bad, but a CLA would probably make it even better.
-Mat On 2/19/06, Jon Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, I'll second that on the M50/1.4 - when I bought > my LX, the shop had one and I asked them to get it out > of their showcase... I put it on the camera and it was > love at first twist of that focusing ring. :) So easy > to turn yet well damped and smooth. > > > --- Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What other Pentax manual focus lenses do you have? > > In my experience most of > > the good ones have very smooth focusing. One in > > particular that springs to > > mind is the M 50/1.4. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Bob > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 19 February 2006 16:02 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Smooth Focising > > > > > > I have found that my "new" SMC-A 3.5 35-105mm has > > a lovely > > > smooth focusing mechanism. > > > I don't think I ever had a lens that smooth > > before. Not even > > > much less used lenses. > > > > > > Why is that. What has changed? Is it made > > differently from others? > > > I never reall understood what smothe focusing was > > all about - > > > until now. > > > I wish all my lenses were smooth like this one ;-) > > Regards > > > > > > Jens Bladt > > > http://www.jensbladt.dk > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > >
