gerry

What a TREMENDOUS resource! I'm sure I'll make extensive use of it.

(Boy, it's going to take a lot of paper to print all 3 parts up!)

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Thank you for your efforts.

I too would like to know what people think about the 24-85 vs. the 28-

105.

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I'm brand new to the AF world. Since 1981 I have been a happy user

of Minolta XG-M and X-700 cameras and various lenses. My favorite

lens--which unfortunately was stolen--was a Tokina ATX 28-85.

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Just last week I bought a used Canon EOS A2E in terrific shape (with

a newly-repaired program dial!!), and a brand-new 75-300 III USM. I

used it this weekend at a soccer tournament with spectacular results

(though I still have a lot to learn about getting the camera to focus

on what I want it to. I had the ECF turned off for the first part of

the weekend, but later turned it back on and found it quite helpful

and accurate).

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I also bought a used Speedlight 430EZ. And that's what brings me to

my question about which lens to get. The 430EZ's zoom goes out to

80mm. The 24-85 will only zoom 5mm beyond, but the 28-105 will zoom

25mm beyond. How does this affect my choice of my "main" lens

between those two options?? (I'm in no position to afford any IS or

L-Series lenses, so please don't suggest them. :-) )

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Thanks in advance for your help. I've found these forums (fora?) to

be enormously enlightening.

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Gerry