Hello, Ed - The 28-105 FA Powerzoom is indeed an excellent zoom. And this is coming from someone who isn't a fan of zooms. It's my main general purpose zoom on my PZ-1p and I've grown to really like it.
Optically, I find it to be excellent: very sharp and possessing above average color rendition. It demonstrates very little problem with flare. The build quality is decent - as good or better than any other zoom I've seen, short of the pro-level FA* stuff. It's a little large for this focal length, maybe because of the power zoom functionality. The only problem is that it is a bit slow - but, again, this is coming from a primes guy. It's the same speed as most zooms in this focal length. Although recently having been replaced, the orignal black FA Powerzoom model is still available new at Focus Camera for $255. I'm not sure what you should pay used. John Coyle directed you to the archives - and he's right: there has been very consistently high praise for this zoom on this list previously. However, I've decided to comment and rehash some of this because the last time I checked, the archives went back about a week or two. (The digital milieu isn't exactly a repository of permanence.) I recommend you buy the zoom! Rob >Hi All, > >I was wondering if anybody has used this lens (Pentax 28-105 4 5.6 >Power >Zoom Auto Focus lens) or could comment on it. I have a friend >who knows a >guy who was selling one. I was considering buying if this >is a good lens. >Thanks, Ed _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. - 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 .
