Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
Thanks Bill That’s interesting. I’m sure I had the Tokina 28-70 2.8/2.8 at some point in the past, but memory starts to get hazy. In the end I found a ‘spares or repair’ Nikkor AF-S 28-70/2.8 going cheap at a very good used gear retailer in London called MPB.com - I’ve used them before when bu

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-10 Thread Bill
On 1/10/2023 12:23 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: Hi all Does anyone on the list have experience with the Pentax A 35-105/3.5 zoom lens? I’m looking for something this range for video work. Has to be sharp in the middle wide open, not bothered at the corners. TIA

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
Thanks Collin, By chance I actually came across a ‘parts or spares and repair’ example of a Nikkor AF-S 28-70/2.8 which, when I enquired, was told that it would not autofocus (I only need manual focus and aperture). I know something of these lenses as I have the 17-35/2.8 and have already had t

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-10 Thread collinb
Steve Cottrell wrote: > Hi all > > Does anyone on the list have experience with the Pentax A 35-105/3.5 zoom > lens? I’m looking for something this range for video work. Has to be sharp in > the middle wide open, not bothered at the corners. > > TIA > > Cotty The Tokina of the same vintage is q

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-08 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 08.01.23 um 21:40 schrieb Steve Cottrell: Shame as that range would be quite useful. Pity really, as it's a great lens. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Fotos : https://www.

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
Hi all I’ve now found out that the front end of this lens rotates :-( Unfortunately that’s a deal-breaker for me as I need a non-rotating lens. I attach a matte box to an adapter that screws into the filter thread on the front of the lens and clearly it woud rotate as well in use. Shame as tha

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-08 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 08.01.23 um 15:06 schrieb Steve Cottrell: Thanks Ralf, that’s useful to know. Did the front of the 28-135 rotate by any chance? Yes, the front rotates. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projec

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
Thanks Ralf, that’s useful to know. Did the front of the 28-135 rotate by any chance? Cot On 8 Jan 2023, at 13:33, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: I've had the SMC-A 4/28-135 mm and it was an excellent lens, albeit at 820 g a bit on the heavy side. Optically superb and built like the proverbial ba

Re: Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-08 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 08.01.23 um 14:00 schrieb Steve Cottrell: Does anyone on the list have experience with the Pentax A 35-105/3.5 zoom lens? I’m looking for something this range for video work. Has to be sharp in the middle wide open, not bothered at the corners. I've had the SMC-A 4/28-135 mm and it was an

Pentax A 35-105mm F/3.5 Macro Zoom

2023-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
Hi all Does anyone on the list have experience with the Pentax A 35-105/3.5 zoom lens? I’m looking for something this range for video work. Has to be sharp in the middle wide open, not bothered at the corners. TIA Cotty -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to