At 02:37 12/4/02, Clemente asked:
Were you happy witht eh pictures taken by the 35-105 zoom?
Still waiting for roll #4 of Kodachrome 64 and the roll of Ilford
FP4. Very pleased with Kodachrome rolls 1-3. The 35-105 has surprising
contrast, in spite of the number of elements, and mine is pretty darn sharp
with little pincushion or barrel distortion too.
Originally bought the lens with some trepidation about it being an older 3X
design and the large number of elements/groups. I'm more a prime lens
user. Got the first roll of K64 back after buying it a few years ago, was
very pleasantly surprised, and it instantly became a "keeper." Wouldn't
think of selling it now. Do wish it was an f/2.8 which would make focusing
easier in low light, and switch to f/2 (or faster) primes under those
conditions.
I might have done some of the shots on the road trip using the 35/2.8 Shift
(which I do use for some landscapes) if the time to set up a tripod and
make very deliberate shots had been available. With pure landscapes
without close and large man-made objects, perspective lines are much easier
to manage and didn't encounter serious compositional problems.
-- John
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