I have no experience with the 35~70, but the A 70~210 f/4 is a no brainer. If not obviously abused, strongly consider it.
Jack --- On Wed, 8/11/10, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > From: Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> > Subject: Still "lenses again" > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 12:47 PM > > First, I owe apologies to a bunch of you who responded > helpfully last time I posted for advice on lenses: there > were so many of you and then my work plate filled up. > > Second, possibly my last inquiry about lenses for a while. > I'm looking at a pair, both SMC A zoom's, one the 35-70mm > Macro, the other the 70-210 Macro, from the same vendor at > reasonable prices. [I may have asked about the second > already.] Both were well-regarded on Stan Haplin's website. > That taken into consideration, I sense they would make a > good pair to go with my *ist DS. Comments welcome. > > My hesitation is money, of course. I have to live frugally, > I'm encountering significant medical expenses at the moment > and for the next few months, and real estate taxes are due > soon. Otherwise, I might've just gone for it without > checking in here. > > Thanks in advance, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
