When I came back to photography after a several year hiatus and some flirtation with video, I moved from a ME-Super to a PZ-1p very fine autofocus capable 35mm camera. The one new lens I bought was the PZ FA 28-105. It was/is a very good lens. If/when you actually need a lens with a broad zoom range, this is one to consider. Don't be put off by the gimmickry. After the first day I never used any of the special modes others have described, and seldom used the Power zoom feature. You can ignore all of that added stuff, don't bypass such a quality lens if you you ever see one for a decent price.
stan On Sep 22, 2010, at 3:41 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Sep 22, 2010, at 3:37 PM, John Francis wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 02:53:41PM -0400, Eric Weir wrote: >>> >>> On Sep 22, 2010, at 1:50 PM, David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>>> . . . PZ . . . >>> >>> You forgot, David. I'm a novice. REALLY a novice. Never encountered "PZ" >>> before. What is it? Is it on Stan Halpin's list? >> >> Power Zoom. > > Thanks for the explanation, John. I can see how some of the trick zooms, like > maintaining image size while subject distance changes, would be helpful, but > I think I'll pass on this type of lens. I'm trying to keep my equipment set > as simple and as close to manual as possible. Aperture priority is about as > advanced as I want to get at this point. > > My first purchase in getting back into photography at the end of last year > was a crude Russian Smena Symbol. It was made in the millions during the > later Soviet period. It provides five settings each for aperture and shutter > speed and nothing else, not even film speed. I liked the way it made me > think. A couple months after I bought it I lost it. I replaced it a couple > months ago, but haven't done any shooting with it, yet. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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.
