At 3:58 PM -0600 1/6/09, Charles Robinson wrote:
I really liked this big hefty one-touch zoom when I had my DS.
Despite its slight tendency to overexpose by about a stop, it was
big 'n' bright and sharp.
I've found less and less love for manual zooms since getting my
K10D, though. Why? Because I like to use SR for most of my
hand-held stuff (especially at long zooms, where it is actually
quite useful) and since this is a manual zoom, I either have to pick
a zoom length, stick with it, and set the SR accordingly - or just
not use SR (or accept that it's a compromise).
Frankly, it's more trouble than it's worth and I don't do that much
telephoto work anymore. It's on my stack of "I'll probably be
getting rid of this lens" lenses (which is, admittedly, a stack that
rarely actually goes down in size).
What have others done with their ueber-zooms which are not auto
focus? Do you still use them, and if so what do you do (if
anything) about that pesky "zoom length" setting for the SR?
Heh. I use my Series 1 70-210 with my ME Super and Super Program!
I'm also planning to try it on my MZ-S and *istD, since I've
belatedly discovered that my FA 100-300 vignettes when wide open on
the former.
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