Peter, It is a great lens. When in macro mode at 35mm it will close focus at about 8 inches, and at 105mm about 3 feet. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 8:45 AM Subject: Re: 35-105 mm f/3.5 A
> Peter, > > There should be considerable info about this lens in the archives. > If not, I can tell you that it's a WONDERFUL lens. It is my walking > around lens for my LX, SuperProgram or MX (depending on which body I'm > carrying). > > The 35mm end is just wide enough for most shots, and the 105mm end is > just about tele enough for most of my tastes. When I change lenses, I > usually change to a longer lens rather than a wider lens. > > A nice 'extra' on this lens is the MACRO mode on it . . . The lens is > marked down to 1.5 meters, and then the macro mode comes in. If you > like tight flower shots, this is a good lens. > > The BEST part of the lens, is if you have to manually calculate your > exposure. The constant f3.5 aperature is wonderful, and keeps the > viewfinder bright all the time. A note, this lens is heavy, and I use a > grip at all times with it. The front element is 67mm. > > I'm unsure of the price, but I'd consider anything less than $200 for > a pristine example a good deal. I happened to get mine at a wonderful > price. I bought it with a Super Program, AF280T, and 50/1.7 for a total > of $100 or so. > > Enjoy! > Illinois Bill > > Peter Smekal wrote: > > > > I my search for a zoom lense I stumbled across the 35-105 mm f/3.5 A. Maybe > > this could be a good "walking around" or "travelling" lense for my LX (not > > for the Z1-p). I couldn't find anything about it in the archives. Maybe > > there are some better alternatives? It would be nice to receive some advice > > from the PDML. > > > > Peter Smekal > > Uppsala, Sweden > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
