At 11:01 AM -0400 7/26/06, Robert and Leigh Woerner wrote: >I understand what y'all are trying to say but I am under the impression >the XR version is a more compact, lighter design with a switch to >prevent zoom creep. I am interested in first hand experience with this >lens. Maybe I'll just order one and try it out :-)?
The FA was a rebadged first generation Tamron. Tamron has come out with several new generations since. I found the lens test from Popular Photography for the XR: http://www.popphoto.com/cameralenses/299/tamron-28-200mm-f38-56-xr-af.html I had the FA version and came to love it for cycling and hiking. Then I dropped it and that was that. I'm still keeping an eye out for a used replacement, even though the FA 28-105 powerzoom I bought soon after gives better images. -- Steve Sharpe [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
