Bit late on this one Eric (crap computer repair cost me two days without reading emails), but if you are still thinking of a medium range zoom either of the Pentax 28-105 mm zooms(PZ or FA, but not Takumar) will do an excellent job. I had the PZ version, it got damaged beyond repair in a fall and the insurance paid for the newer FA, which I find very good on both film and digital. You can manually focus either, but I tend to the view that having the ability to autofocus if you wish to can't be bad, and there are definitely some circumstances where it will be a plus. If, on the other hand, you are heading more to a prime lens, why not stay with your SMC-A 28?
HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Weir Sent: Thursday, 23 September 2010 3:41 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: More help for a novice To my ist* DS, smc a 28mm f2.8, and smc a 70-210mm f4 I'm contemplating adding either an smc a 35-70mm f4 [$80] or an smc a 35-105 f3.5 [$200], both of which I understand are really good lenses. I'm not exactly rich. [If I hadn't been able to get what I've got for a little over $300 -- and a licensed copy of Lightroom 3 for just under $120 -- I wouldn't be able to afford to get into digital photography.] Which lens would you recommend? Thanks in advance, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- 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.
