Originally posted by Steve Beswick Sorry. They get to join the "Cheap MF 28ish-80ish zoom lens" club. It is coming soon to a forum near you!
Seriously though, go ahead and start it if you want. I'd rather keep this one AF.
Seriously, you are missing a load boat of manual focus zooms. Yes, AF is handy and much easier to use but there are untapped lenses that can rival all of your famous AF cheapo zoom lens.
I am a sucker in cheapo lens but I make little distinction if at all between AF and MF in my selection. In my experience, those in MF tend to have a faster speed and better build.
Also, with the latest and greatest in third party AF zoom in 28-80, I see less a reason for cheapo AF zooms but the MF zoom that have the faster speed have a different character on their own are more worth looking into.
For AF favorite cheapo zooms, my selection is subjective as many people really hated this lens that cost around $10 to 50, most lost the power zoom switch cover
Thanks,
Hin