Jon M wrote:
From the opinions and ratings I've gathered, these are probably the best of the
third-party manual-focus zooms that begin at 17 to 24 and end at 35 to 50:
20-35 Tokina AT-X f/3.5 to 4.5 (manual or autofocus versions)
21-35 Sigma f/3.5 to 4.2 (may be more like a 22 to 33mm)
Soligor 24
I took my 24-48 to Bele Chere '04 a month or two ago
in Asheville, it seemed ideal except it's so freaking
huge.
...and wobbly ...and too tight in the focusing and
zoom rings.
But that's just mine.
I'm tempted to get a SMC Pentax-M 24-35 or 24-50. Or
even an aftermarket 19ish-35ish.
Yesterday was my town's annual festival, Poolesville Day. Inspired by Alan
Chan's virtuosity with his Pentax SMC 15/3.5K, I decided to shoot the day's
events using nothing but a fisheye. Hey--if Henri Cartier Bresson shot the
world with only (or mostly) a 50...
Bad idea. Few scenes looked inter
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