John, Keep watching. I picked up the FA 28-105/4-5.6 from ebay for $150US or less. There are so many Pentax autofocus zooms of the 28-80 or 28-90 variety that folks don't know how good the original FA 28-105 is. Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:30 AM, John Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I must be a butterfingers, but I dropped my MZ-S and FA* 28-105 Sunday, > for the second time in five years. The camera seems to be fine apart from > some paint chips, but the lens is cactus. The zoom barrel is bent, so it > won't zoom, and the repair cost is near the price of one of the FA 28-105. > > So, if I want to continue to use occasional film, I have choices: > > Use a Sigma 28-80 - Ok in some ways, but I lose a very useful 25mm from the > long end. > Use an A70-210 - brilliant lens, but heavy and starts too long. > Forget about zooms and use 28,50 and 135 primes - a classic kit, but then I > do lose some flexibility, and I have to carry a bag! > Bite the bullet and buy the newer 28-105 - available now but reputedly not > quite as good. > Bite the bullet and wait for another FA* 28-105 to appear on Ebay. > Bite the bullet and get it repaired. > > > Woe is me! > > > John in Brisbane > > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
