Unca Mikey wrote:
I use the FA J 18-35 on my *ist 35mm SLR and like it a lot. I think it
performs surprisingly well, but it does have significant vignetting at
the largest apertures, distortion at the shortest focal lengths, and
that slow f5.6 at 35mm.
I know that Godfrey and others have praised the FA 20-35, which I am
sure is a much better lens. My question is, how much better is it on
35mm? Is there noticeable vignetting at larger apertures? Is the image
close to rectilinear?
Test images at Dario's site and a few other places helped me pick the FA
J initially. Are there any test shots around showing results from the
FA 20-35 on 35mm? Is anyone using this on a 35mm body -- what do you
think of it? Most of what I've found via Google is from using the lens
on a digital SLR.
Thanks in advance for comments and opinions.
I owned the FA20-35 f/4 AL for four years, used mostly on my ZX-5n. I
really enjoyed that lens. It's sharp as a tack, and exhibits virtually
no vignetting, right out to 20mm, even wide opened. (ok, maybe a
little, but barely perceptible). I only sold it because I craved
something a little wider on my *ist-DS. But I don't believe my 16-45
(which I used to replace the 20-35) is as good at its widest as the
20-35 was.
