Further to this, here is the shops answer: The lens is a TAMRON SPECIAL PERFORMANCE 35-105MM F2.8 LENS So your right Paul I had the wrong zoom length. I'll look up your URL below and see what the performance is like.....but then again my eyes aren't what they used to be and I do like auto focus.... decisions, decisions.... -----Original Message----- From: McRae, Max MS Sent: Friday, 30 March 2001 13:34 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Tamron SP 35-135 F2.8 manual focus Hmmm that's interesting Paul. I'll email the camera shop immediately and have them tell me the exact description of the lens. But I'm certain what I originally wrote is correct. I'll let you know when they let me. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 30 March 2001 12:42 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tamron SP 35-135 F2.8 manual focus Someone is probably mistaken, Max. No such lens is listed in the definitive list of third-party lenses of the 60s through 80s (http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/third/table1.txt). If such a lens had been introduced in the 90s, it's more than likeliy I would have taken note of it during the three years over which I've been building my table of figures, prices, and comments about every serious K-mount lens. And finally, such a beast would be prohibitively massive and weighty. Tamron introduced a 35-135 f/3.5 (constant aperture, I think) in 1985 for a list price of $325 U.S. (1985 dollars; about $530 today). My records don't show that it was part of Tamron's SP (Super Performance) line, but such a lens could well have been, particularly if the aperture was a constant f/3.5. But then, I wouldn't have believed a report of a Vivitar Series 1 55/1.2K...until I bought it in January! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:08:13 +1000 From: "McRae, Max MS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Tamron SP 35-135 F2.8 manual focus). Hi all, I have just seen this used lens for sale at a local camera shop. It has an adaptall KA mount and is going for $799.00. It's quite rare in my country, and seems an ideal portrait lens. It's nice and compact and seems in excellent order. Who's got one, and shall I buy it? Regards, Max - - Paul Franklin Stregevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: (703) 834-4648 - 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 . - 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 .
