> Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 12:06:02 -0800
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bjorn Jorde)
> Subject: Re: new 28-105 [v04.n141/15] [v04.n144/12]
>
> does anybody know if the front element (or more important filter
> threads) rotate when focusing this lens?
This lens is internal focusing ("IF") so the front will not
rotate with focusing.
> I assume it does not rotate when zooming, since it is a push-pull.
>
This lens is a twist-zoom, not push-pull. Whether the
zooming action will affect the rotation of the front remains
to be seen; the 24-120, when zoomed, does impart a slight
rotation to the front.
Chris
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