Hi Adam,
I bought one at 2003 for my Z-1p and continued to use it with digital
bodies (until the DA* series arrived). It have served fine. Of course it
has more distortion and is not as sharp as top lenses, but I've never
said "this lens is a crap, why did I had to spend my money". The other
FAJ lenses, sorry to say, are quite crappy. First I was worried about
the plastic mount, but after all those years it's still fully intact.
I have also tested it head-to-head against early DA18-55 kit lens (with
K10D) and liked FAJ much more then A. In a short - better geometry and
less vignetting.
Overall, it's surprisingly decent lens. It's much better than you would
presume.
BR, Margus
Adam Maas wrote:
I know it's cheaply built, but I've got one offered to me at a very
reasonable price and it would make a nice wide zoom option for my
Z-1p. Sadly funds do not currently extend to a FA 20 or FA 20-35 which
would be my preferred choice.
So, how is it on film?
-Adam
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