>after spending the last few days scanning all my slides from my summer
>hols, I've decided to stomp my 28-200 Pentax lens to dust.
I had the Tamron version of that lens. i just sold it, rather than stomping
it to dust, but I know what you mean.
>Currently, my thoughts would be:
>Tamron 24-135 (I've read some rave reviews about this lens, and my
>experience with tamron is quite good to date - the 90/2.8 macro is awesome,
>as is the 20-40 zoom)
I don't know anything about this lens and I don't really trust reviews.
I'd love to haer from anyone who's tried it
>Pentax 35-1?5 (Cant remember which one this is (105 or 135?), but I've
seen
>quite a few people on the list talking about it over the last while)
The SMC-A 35-105 is a great lens. A bit on the big and heavy side but that's
the price you pay for quality.
>I already have most of the primes to cover these ranges, but there are
>times when you don't want to lug 4 lenses with you, which is why I want
a
>nice crisp zoom.
>
>So basically, and advice/prejudices/blatant shilling would be appreciated
Do you really want wide to tele in one lens? You might want to consider
the new Pentax 24-90 which several PDML members have already. It's around
the same price range as the Tamron 24-135 (the Pentax is arouns $50.00 less
expensive).
I have the Sigma 28-135 which I think is a real bargain for under $200.00.
Has the drawback of pincushion distortion over 100mm but conveinent half-life-size
macro capability. (This is the lens that replaced my Tamron 28-200.)
--
Mark Roberts
www.robertstech.com
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