Sorry to butt in, but I recently acquired this zoom LNIB, so I've got the
manual, and I can tell you it has 13 elements in 10 groups (in my version,
anyway). I don't, however, know the original new price.
I've found it to be a very sharp lens stopped down to 5.6 or 8. I have
found it acceptable at 2.8, though I've used it mainly with flash at about
2 - 10 meters on print film at parties and functions - hardly ideal or
scientific testing conditions. Constant aperture is a lot better for flash
work than the variable aperture zoom it replaces, and the 2.8 opening means
I can focus pretty well even in relatively low light (4 soft shots from
about 80 on the weekend, and that's because I wasn't paying enough
attention...)
Of course, YMMV
Cheers
Andy
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Fell from the sky, and played the blues"
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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 01:09:06 +0200
From: Matthias Wilke <Matthias.K.Wilke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Kodachrome and OTF and other musings.
<snip>
>I was shooting a barge going through Lock and Dam 21 back at the end of
>November and finished a roll of K25, shot a whole roll of Provia and a roll
>of K64 in the OM-2S primarily using the 24/2.8 and Tokina AT-X 35-70/2.8
>lenses.
What do you think about the Tokina. I recently bought one for 160 DM (95 US
Dollar) and I think, you can use the aperture of 1:2,8 succesfully, but not
at close distances. Do you know the number of elements/groups of this lens
and the original new price?
Matthias
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