IMHO, most of the 35-70 zooms are pretty good. A short zoom range, low speed zoom is fairly easy to get right. I have a very cheap Sigma 35-70 3.5-4.5 that is adequate at all focal lengths and apertures. There is a bit of barrel distortion at the short end, and pincusion at the long, but not enough to be a bother for normal subjects. It gives far better results than I have seen from cheap P&S cameras and is a lot more usable than a 5.6-8.0 on a P&S. In fact, I consider the 35-70 on a ME Super to be my best hiking outfit when photography is not the primary consideration. The constant aperture of the f4.0 you are considering would be an asset if you use a non-TTL flash.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 1:05 AM Subject: Re: Best travel "SMC-A" zoom Lens? > i am looking for slides scanned at 4000dpi. > > as i mentioned, i have no previous experience with zooms (even my p&s has a > fixed 35mm/2.8), so i didn't know what one can expect from them. > unfortunately, p&s simply doesn't give me enough control and i am always > ending up trying to guess what the hell is going on in its electronic > brains, often without much luck. > professional zooms for serious money defeat the purpose: a lightweight lens > instead of two, for carrying around. > > i suppose i should just stick with the primes. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Rapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 12:37 AM > Subject: Re: Best travel "SMC-A" zoom Lens? > > > > Are you just looking for one-hour-photolab images or something more > serious? > > In the case of "one-hour" a simple point and shoot will do! If you expect > > more than that, serious glass is the answer - no zooms. That is unless you > > are prepared to spent some serious money. > > > > Bob > - > 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 .
