For certain purposes, the FA 28-200 does quite nicely. It's a nice lens for
outdoor portraits, an application where the utmost in sharpness is not
always desireable. There are some very nice pictures taken with this lens
that are in past PUG submissions. If you can't get what you want selling
the lens, consider keeping it for those times when you need the very
characteristics that it has.
Len
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-----Original Message-----
From: Terence Mac Goff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 6:44 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Best Zoom lens
hi all.
after spending the last few days scanning all my slides from my summer
hols, I've decided to stomp my 28-200 Pentax lens to dust. (luckily, I was
also using another lens as well, so I have most of the shots twice thank
[Insert appropriate Deity here].
I shot a LOT of Provia F (Sharp, nice film), but I've been quite
disappointed by the sharpness of the lens (very very awful at the long end).
I'm going to replace it with something more useful. I use this lens as
general purpose on a few cameras, so I'd ideally prefer AF, but not if
there is a good lens in MF.
Currently, my thoughts would be:
Tamron 24-135 (I've read some rave reviews about this lens, and my
experience with tamron is quite good to date - the 90/2.8 macro is awesome,
as is the 20-40 zoom)
Pentax 35-1?5 (Cant remember which one this is (105 or 135?), but I've seen
quite a few people on the list talking about it over the last while)
I already have most of the primes to cover these ranges, but there are
times when you don't want to lug 4 lenses with you, which is why I want a
nice crisp zoom.
So basically, and advice/prejudices/blatant shilling would be appreciated :)
Thanks
T.
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