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From: "Stan Halpin"
Subject: Enablement needed
So, for those who have both the 50-135 and 60-250, have you found yourself
leaving the 50-135 behind? Or is that still your primary choice of a
longish zoom, with the 60-250 brought out only for special occasions?
Stan, though I don't own a 50-135, I did sleep in a box behind the Holiday
Inn last night.
Seriously, I had the use of a 50-135 prior to them being released into the
wild.
Nice lens.
I opted to wait for the 60-250 because I wanted the extra reach.
It is as fine a lens as I have seen, though it is big for what it is. It is
very close to being the size and weight of what one would think an f/2.8
lens is, and decidedly close to what an f/2.8 would cost.
AF (when it was working) was quick and precise, though I find SDM to be a
little off-putting because it makes so little noise (and even less noise
when it stops working).
Mine is 8 months old and is in the shop for an AF module replacement.
This is rather painful since it has been out of the bag no more than a dozen
times since I bought it.
In it's defence, you stand the same chance of the AF kakking on a 50-135
too, and I think that chance is rather too high considering what Hoya is
charging for these things.
William Robb
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