1 day to go: Normal zoom poll

[Arnold Stark]

Please do not hesitate to vote, that is to say: to answer the following 3 questions:

1.) Imagine that you need a k-mount zoom which covers at least the focal lengths 40 to 70mm. Imagine further, that you have more than enough money to spend on such a zoom. Now imagine, that you enter a shop which has plenty of new and used Pentax glass. What are the 3 SMC Pentax zooms (1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice) that you would like to pick most? Pick among these lenses:

FA24-90/f3.5-4.5 IF&AL
FA*28-70/f2.8 AL
FA28-70/f4 AL
A28-80/f3.5-4.5
F28-80/f3.5-4.5 FA28-80/f3.5-4.7
FA28-80/f3.5-5.6 AL
FA28-105/f3.2-4.5 IF&AL
FA28-105/f4-5.6 FA28-105/f4-5.6 IF
A28-135/f4 FA28-200/f3.8-5.6 IF&AL
AF35-70/f2.8 (for ME-F)
M35-70/f2.8-3.5 A35-70/f3.5-4.5 F35-70/f3.5-4.5
A35-70/f4
A35-80/f4-5.6
F35-80/f4-5.6
FA35-80/f4-5.6
A35-105/f3.5 F35-105/f4-5.6 A35-135/f3.5-4.5
F35-135/f3.5-4.5
A35-210/f3.5-4.5
M40-80/f2.8-4

2.) What 3rd party zoom lenses covering at least the 40-70mm range would
you consider good alternatives? Please name up to 3 3rd party zooms. So far these lenses have been voted for:

Rikenon P or XR Rikenon 28-100/4 (2-touch, 67mm filter)
Sigma 24-70/2.8 EX DF
Sigma 28-70 F2.8 EX
Sigma 28-135/3.8-5.6 Macro Aspherical IF
Sigma AF 28-135 f/4-5.6
Tamron AF24-135 f/4-5.6
Tokina ATX-Pro 28-70 f/2.6-2.8 (2 votes)
Tokina ATX-PRO 28-70/2.8 SV
Tokina 28-70 F2.8 thingy ATX whatever
Tokina AT-X 28-85/4
Tokina ATX 28-135 f/4-4.5 (67mm filter)
Tokina AT-X 35-70/2.8 Vivitar Series One 28-90 f/2.8 to 3.5 (1-touch, 67mm filter)
Vivitar Series 1 35-85/2.8 Varifocal


3.) If you were dreaming, what would be your ideal (but realistic) SMC Pentax Zoom lens for k-mount, covering at least the 40-70mm range? So far, these lenses have been proposed:

FA 24-70/4 (just like the 28-70)
FA24-90/f3.5-4.5 IF&AL
FA*24-105/f2.8-4.0 IF&AL
FA 24-105/4 (or 3.5-4.5) AL & IF & USM
24-135, f/4-4.8, 1:4 close focus throughout the range
F25-100/f4 (similar to F35-105 but with better close focus)
FA*28-70/f2.8 AL & IF & USM
FA 28-120 f/2.8-4 AL ED (IF)
31-77/2-2.8 (it would probably measure as f2.1 to f2.7...)

Have fun with these polls, and thanks in advance for contributing!

Arnold