Another vote for the FA 20-35/4 AL. I had that dilemma a while back too and I opted for the FA 20-35...
Bong On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:30 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Sessoms wrote: >> >> I'm becoming quite dissatisfied with my FAJ 18-35. The build quality just >> doesn't seem solid. When I use a polarizer, the front barrel slops around as >> I'm turning the filter, and it goes out of focus. It feels very mushy. >> >> Has anyone experience with the Sigma 17-35mm f2.8-4 DG EX Aspherical zoom? >> Specifically the later DG EX w/77mm filter ring, NOT the earlier EX w/82mm >> filter ring. >> >> I'm not really interested in Pentax's new DA lenses because I do still >> shoot film, and I want something that will work with my PZ-1P as well as my >> DSLRs. The FAJ 18-35 does that, but I'm considering the Sigma as a >> replacement due to the poor build quality of the Pentax lens. >> >> The reviews I've read seem to indicate this is a solidly built lens, but >> I'd like to know anything the group might relate from experience using it. > > Unless you need the extra speed at the short end, then I'd recommend the > Pentax FA 20-35 f4.0, yes, it's not quite as wide as the FAJ or the Sigma, > but the build is solid, and it's a very, very, very good performer on both > film and digital. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> > > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. > --Al Capone. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
