I thought the "F" was lighter as it doesn't have the power zoom of the
FA????
Cy Galley - Bellanca Champion Club
Newsletter Editor & EAA TC
www.bellanca-championclub.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "herbet brasileiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: SMCF 28-80 f3,5-4,5
> Arthur,
> Have you tried the lens on your camera yet? I find the
> F lens to be heavier and much slower to focus then the
> FA series. I got the 70-210 and although it has
> excelent optics, I don't use it as often because I
> find it noisy and slow to focus.
> However, if it's really a bargain, buy it. In the
> worse case you can e-bay it and get your money back.
> Herbet.
>
> --- Artur Ledóchowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As I wrote, this lens is especially well graded on
> > Photodo. My 35-80 mm lens (which is
> > BTW F, not FA) has the grade of 2,2 and that 28-80
> > mm - 3,3. A significant difference,
> > isn't it? And since I find my zoom to be VERY well
> > built (despite it's bad opinion) -
> > it's very sharp, no vignetting, little distortion -
> > then that 28-80 mm should be
> > incredible. The incredible quality for a low price
> > is quite a bargain, isn't it? So,
> > suppose I'll buy it, I'll have two options:
> > - keep both lenses as standard zooms for main and
> > backup bodies
> > - sell that potentially worse lens (35-80 mm) and
> > keep the incredible quality lens:)
> > So I'd like to know how good is that 28-80 mm lens
> > in reality.
> > And I'm going to buy that 28 mm f2,8 anyway:)
> > Greetz
> > Artur
>
>
>
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