I still have one (and a *ist-D, come to that). It was the main walk-around lens on my *ist-D until it inherited the kit lens that came with my K10D and became my lightweight system (leaving the battery grip at home).
If I remember what Godfrey posted correctly, he felt that the later non-PZ 28-105 (f3.2 at the wide end, IIRC) was at least as good an optical performer. As that lens was also IF it might be a better choice - the one thing I disliked about the PZ 28-105 was having to adjust the polariser after changing subject distance. It's bad enough having to do that when switching between portrait & landscape orientations; having to do it after focussing as well got to be a pain. On the plus side, though, the 28-105 has a very usable close focus capability, which makes it a good choice for shooting blossoms and the like. On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 01:50:49PM -0400, David J Brooks wrote: > See if you can find the old PZ 28-105. I have one and it worked well on my > istd. > > Dave > > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > To my ist* DS, smc a 28mm f2.8, and smc a 70-210mm f4 I'm contemplating > > adding either an smc a 35-70mm f4 [$80] or an smc a 35-105 f3.5 [$200], > > both of which I understand are really good lenses. > > > > I'm not exactly rich. [If I hadn't been able to get what I've got for a > > little over $300 -- and a licensed copy of Lightroom 3 for just under $120 > > -- I wouldn't be able to afford to get into digital photography.] Which > > lens would you recommend? > > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > 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.
