Re: Pentax F 35-135/3.5-4.5

[Robert Gonzalez]

I bought this lens some time ago on ebay for a paltry $50, thinking I 
could get a good walking around lens with a fabulous focal range, but it 
is worth about that much.  It is quite soft.  I guess it has its uses.  
I used it to take my PUG entry for Feb, but only because I happened to 
have that lens at the time, otherwise I would have used a 135mm prime.

rg

alex wetmore wrote:

How is this lens (or the A version)?  I'm wondering about pairing them
up with the 16-45/4 and a fast normal lens (probably 35/2) as my
normal carrying kit for the *ist D.
The Pentax lens gallery points out that the A version is soft in the
corners.  Is the F any better?  On Boz's site it looks like it has the
identical design.
alex