I own and dearly love the 35-105/3.5, which I have used both on my K100D and on my ME (film). Here is a link to
images taken with this lens.
As said earlier, it weighs in at about 650 grams and is
not something you want to haul around for a walk-around lens unless perhaps it is the
only lens you'll be toting.
The macro setting isn't really so much a true macro focus range. In my opinion the macro setting on the lens is only really there because at very close focus distances there is a breakdown on the focal settings across the 35-105 range. That is to say, the distance marks on the lens quit matching up. In the "normal" range, they match up very well. Still, it does a very nice job on close-focus photos. You just lose the distance markings on the lens.