The only non-AF zoom I use with the K10D is the SMCP A 35-70/4. I turn off SR.
Bong On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Charles Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > I really liked this big hefty one-touch zoom when I had my DS. Despite its > slight tendency to overexpose by about a stop, it was big 'n' bright and > sharp. > > I've found less and less love for manual zooms since getting my K10D, > though. Why? Because I like to use SR for most of my hand-held stuff > (especially at long zooms, where it is actually quite useful) and since this > is a manual zoom, I either have to pick a zoom length, stick with it, and > set the SR accordingly - or just not use SR (or accept that it's a > compromise). > > Frankly, it's more trouble than it's worth and I don't do that much > telephoto work anymore. It's on my stack of "I'll probably be getting rid > of this lens" lenses (which is, admittedly, a stack that rarely actually > goes down in size). > > What have others done with their ueber-zooms which are not auto focus? Do > you still use them, and if so what do you do (if anything) about that pesky > "zoom length" setting for the SR? > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - [email protected] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > > > -- > 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.
