My usage will be on the K10D and *istD. -- Bruce
Saturday, February 10, 2007, 9:37:26 AM, you wrote: JCOC> Are you guys talking about usage on 35mm (FF) or APS JCOC> digital? JCOC> jco JCOC> -----Original Message----- JCOC> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JCOC> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JCOC> Gianfranco Irlanda JCOC> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 11:22 AM JCOC> To: [email protected] JCOC> Subject: Re: Lens question JCOC> Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm wondering if anyone out there has had any opportunity to JCOC> compare >> the FA 24-90 to the A 35-105 for general imaging quality. I JCOC> am >> considering getting the FA 24-90 to replace the A 35-105 for JCOC> some of >> my wedding work. The usage would be basically a direct JCOC> replacement - >> there is a slight advantage on the wide side of the FA 24-90 JCOC> lens - >> would cause me a few less lens swaps as well. >> >> Any thoughts would be appreciated. JCOC> Hi Bruce! JCOC> My main lens on the D is usually the Tamron 28-75/2.8 but it was JCOC> suffering from slow aperture so I had to send it in for service. I JCOC> luckily own several lenses in that range to replace it; a week ago I JCOC> shrinked the choice and did a quick test to compare exactly the 24-90 JCOC> and the 35-105. The 35-105 is lovely for many reasons but I think the JCOC> 24-90 is a more practical lens in the field. I had used the 24-90 JCOC> several times last year when I didn't want to bring the 28-75 with me (a JCOC> bit less weight, less bulk and a just a little wider field of view JCOC> sometimes are useful...) while the 35-105 is a bit too heavy for my JCOC> habits, so it sits a lot at home. The picture quality of the 24-90 is JCOC> really good, sometimes it is maybe too contrasty but not that much. A JCOC> few times I have problems trying to figure out whether it is focusing JCOC> where I want it to (at 24mm), so I double check and many times I zoom JCOC> in, focus and then zoom back out (something I rarely do with the JCOC> Tamron). The sharpness is comparable among the two, sometimes I find one JCOC> is slightly better than the other but then I discover that I focused on JCOC> the wrong place with one of them... The colour rendition is definitely JCOC> better, more accurate with the 24-90. Things I don't like about it are JCOC> the flare and internal reflections, worse than any other SMC lens (but JCOC> only when the sun is really in the wrong place...) and the zoom creep JCOC> (on mine it is definitely impossible to keep the lens on 24 when the JCOC> lens is facing down and viceversa - mind that I bought it used). I can JCOC> send you a few examples (100% crops too) of pictures I recently took JCOC> with the 24-90 if you want, and if needed I can do a more accurate JCOC> comparison and send you the original files. JCOC> Ciao, JCOC> Gianfranco JCOC> _ JCOC> ________________________________________________________________________ JCOC> ____________ JCOC> Get your own web address. JCOC> Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. JCOC> http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL JCOC> -- JCOC> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JCOC> [email protected] JCOC> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
