Re: A 28-135/4 zoom opinions

2005-04-18 Thread Fred
> A few years ago I spent a few nights up in Michigan's upper peninsula, and > work mostly out of a kit consisting of an LX, the A 28-135, Vivitar Series 1 > 19-35, Tokina 100-300 f4 (constant aperture) and A 50 f1.4. All of the above lenses, Mark, except for the VS1 19-35, are among my "workhorse

Re: A 28-135/4 zoom opinions

2005-04-16 Thread Mark Cassino
I am evaluating this zoom and wondering if anyone out there has one and cares to share your feelings about it. I bought this lens a few years ago, later sold it. It's a good performer, not on par with the best primes through that focal length range, but very good nonetheless. A few years ago I

Re: A 28-135/4 zoom opinions

2005-04-16 Thread Fred
>> I am evaluating this zoom and wondering if anyone out there has one and >> cares to share your feelings about it. > Fred likes it. It has a great reputation. Indeed! (Hi, Bob.) I think it's a really neat lens. Despite its weight (which always seems to bother other people more than it bother

Re: A 28-135/4 zoom opinions

2005-04-15 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks for the input, Mark. It is fairly front heavy, but it is a good range for some of what I do. I also picked up an A 35-105/3.5 at the same time. It is a little smaller and easier to manage. But there are occasions when both lenses might be used on both bodies at the same time, so having s

Re: A 28-135/4 zoom opinions

2005-04-15 Thread Mark Erickson
Bruce wrote: > I am evaluating this zoom and wondering if anyone > out there has one and cares to share your feelings about it. Bruce, I had one that I used with my LX for a while. The optical quality seemed good, but I didn't like its form factor. I found it to be front-heavy with a huge front

Re: A 28-135/4 zoom opinions

2005-04-14 Thread Bob W
Hi, > I am evaluating this zoom and wondering if anyone out there has one > and cares to share your feelings about it. Fred likes it. It has a great reputation. -- Cheers, Bob

A 28-135/4 zoom opinions

2005-04-14 Thread Bruce Dayton
I am evaluating this zoom and wondering if anyone out there has one and cares to share your feelings about it. Thanks, Bruce