Scott, I've gone through a total of 5 of the 28-70s now. 1 seperated in my camera bag. 3 were seperated when I got them. Those 4 were manufactured in Japan. 1 which was manufactured in Vietnam is in perfect condition optically and mechanically, it takes truly horrible pics unless stopped down 3-4 stops! ;-( I've sworn off that lens completely.
IMO the lowly F35-70/3.5-4.5, which is dirt cheap, is a far better value. Godfrey and, I believe, Jens have had good experiences with the 35-70 also. I have 3 of these, sample variation seems non-existent. If your heart is set on the 28-70 Shel had a friend that had one for sale. You may want to check with him. Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 11:00 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: lens enablement > > > Just to add to my reputation for being cheap, I keep coming across > references to the FA28-70 f4. From what I've read, quite a few people > really like this lens. The only down side that I've discovered so far > is that some of them suffer from delamination. Would anyone who has, > or has had, one of these care to comment? > > On 1/31/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Howdy! > > > > I'm considering enabling myself with a new zoom lens or two. While I > > don't really use zooms that much for my personal photography, I've > > been offered a handful of wedding jobs and am looking at some faster > > (f2.8) lenses. Pentax lenses would normally be my choice, but they > > seem to be expensive and rather hard to find these days. Does anyone > > have an opinion on zooms in the 24-90mm range (give or take) from > > Sigma, Tamron and Tokina? > > > > -- > > Scott Loveless > > http://www.twosixteen.com > > > > -- > > "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman > > > > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com > > -- > "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman >
