>Its really more complicated than that. The lens is a fusion of great built
>quality with some pretty obvious compromises done in order for the power
>zoom and AF to be able to do its job. On many samples the power zoom is
>unable to zoom past the 35mm setting without the help of gravity; that is
>pointing the lens downwards. This lens really should have had inner
>focusing design like the FA* 80-200/2.8.
Pentax should have replaced this lens with an non-power-zoom design long
ago, and make the lens simple, lighter, more reliable and cheaper. But then
now is too late, I have already had an array or prime lenses which I like
more.
regards,
Alan Chan
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