Originally posted by wombat2go Rikenon P Zoom 1:3.4~4.5 35~70mm Macro
The 1986 Lens brochure says 185 gram amd 63 dia by 50 mm long, 52 mm ring.
Is this the smallest K mount zoom?
Hmmm, that is an interesting question.
* The SMC-F 35-70/3.5-4.5 is the same size as the Rikenon-P but weighs about 40g more -- because it is AF?
* The SMC-A 35-80/4-5.5 is the same size and weight as the Rikenon-P -- but it is a lousy piece of plastic crap.
Those are my two smallest zooms. I haven't the specs on other zooms (and I'm too lazy to check the database here) but when I look at my booklets of K and FA and DA lenses, I see:
* The SMC-FA 35-80/4-5.5 is slightly larger than the Rikenon-P but weighs 25g less -- and it's still plastic crap.
So of K and FA and DA zooms, the crappy FA35-80 is the lightest and the superb F35/70 is the smallest, but neither beats your Rikenon-P. OK, I just glanced through the lense database, and I don't see that any others are smaller+lighter that the Rikenon. You have the winner!