ChrisR
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The last year or so I've been enjoying using a couple of "normal range" zooms on my Pentax MX and LX cameras. First I had the M 35-70, until I fell over on some rocks and dented it's focus ring. Now I have a Vivitar 35-70, which is lighter and nearly as nice to use. However, both of these lenses have rotating front elements.
Later this year we're going on a walking holiday in Switzerland. A zoom in the 28-80 range (roughly) could be very useful. However, I'd also like to be able to use a polariser and/or grad filters while out. This is pretty hard to do with a rotating front element (and on the Vivitar it move fairly freely). So I started looking for an alternative zoom I could take with me.
Normally the lens reviews on Pentaxforums have all the information you'd need about lenses, but it appears they don't list whether the front element rotates. In some cases I've found where reviewers have specifically mentioned that the element does rotate, and that's ruled out most of the Tamron Adaptall-2 zooms AFAICS. I've found nothing that confirms the SMC M and SMC A zoom front elements do or don't rotate, though I'm beginning to suspect they do.
Anyone know?
Later this year we're going on a walking holiday in Switzerland. A zoom in the 28-80 range (roughly) could be very useful. However, I'd also like to be able to use a polariser and/or grad filters while out. This is pretty hard to do with a rotating front element (and on the Vivitar it move fairly freely). So I started looking for an alternative zoom I could take with me.
Normally the lens reviews on Pentaxforums have all the information you'd need about lenses, but it appears they don't list whether the front element rotates. In some cases I've found where reviewers have specifically mentioned that the element does rotate, and that's ruled out most of the Tamron Adaptall-2 zooms AFAICS. I've found nothing that confirms the SMC M and SMC A zoom front elements do or don't rotate, though I'm beginning to suspect they do.
Anyone know?