My wife has a ZX-5n, which came with the (awful!) 28-80 kit lens. I say awful strictly because of it's build quality, or the lack of it. It takes (actually, took) the kind of pictures she wants. It's just badly made! The zoom feature went first - just won't zoom the full range, even when off the body. Now the AF seems kinda trick - sometimes it will and sometimes it won't. And it sounds like something's loose inside. Todays clue: when you try to fit the lens cap, the inner barrel collapses inside the outer barrel -- like maybe a gear's stripped??
I think one of the screws was loosen and needed to be tightened. I think.
What about FA28-105/3.2-4.5 AL IF?In any case, I'd like a substitute lens, in the 28/35 to 80/105 range, that's not too expensive (200 bucks??) and that is well made and won't fall apart (guess that leaves Pentax lenses out?). So far we are considering a Tamron AF 28-105mm f/4.0-5.6 IF (from B&H) for $145 and a Tokina 28-105 from a local dealer for $219 (can't find this lens on the web anywhere!).
http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/short/FA28-105f3.2-4.5.html
regards,
Alan Chan
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