Hi Andy: The SMC-A 35-105/3.5 might be a good choice, but it's not exactly lightweight. I've seen this sold on eBay for ~$150. See Boz's site for specs:
<http://www.BDimitrov.de/kmp/> <http://www.BDimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/medium/A35-105f3.5.html> and Stan's site for subjective comments: <http://www.concentric.net/~smhalpin/LongComments.html#35-105%20mm%20f/3.5%2 0A> I'm interested to see what others post about 3rd party glass. t On 4/1/02 1:39 PM, Andy Phillips wrote: > Hi, > > My elder son (age 8 pushing 9) has a Pentax ME Super that I bought for him a > year or so ago. He has the 50/f1.7 standard lens and also a Sigma 24/f2.8 > that we picked up at a local camera fair. Despite his age, he has a > reasonable grasp of photography, and has taken some good pictures. He's now > decided that he needs another focal length, but also would like the > flexibility of a zoom lens. > > The problem is that as a small boy, he can't be expected to hold a (fairly) > heavy camera at slow shutter speeds. Given the British weather, there are > occasions when even with ASA 200 film, you find yourself taking pictures at > 1/60th f2.8 or so. The consumer zooms I have for my pZ-1p tend to have > maximum apertures in the f4-f5.6 range at best, which limits their > usefulness especially with slower films. I don't want to buy him a zoom that > he can't use without a tripod! > > The second problem is that my impression is that zoom lenses have improved > over the past few years, and that old zooms can be pretty crummy. On the > other hand, the newer autofocus lenses don't work well on manual cameras, > because of the looseness and short travel of the focussing ring. > > Finally, the question: can anyone recommend a reasonably fast (f2.8-4) > manual focus zoom lens (say 35-105mm), available secondhand and not costing > the earth? Alternatively, can you recommend a short telephoto that might fit > the bill? > > Andy Phillips > - > 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 .
