Canon EF 35-105mm

The Canon EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 "One-Touch" Zoom lens works great on Canon EOS Digital SLRs!What ever happened to those super fast zooming one touch Canon lenses of yesteryear?
Modern zoom lens design has completely shifted to the "two touch" or
twist style zooms, while the venerable one-touch models have been
all but forgotten. Am I all alone here, or are there other photogs out
there who miss the speed and accuracy of a good push-pull zoom lens?Back in the days of Canon FD mount manual focus lenses; the One -Touch was king.
We could zoom AND focus simultaneously. It was extremely easy to frame
a shot and find the perfect focus point, all in one completely natural
motion. We were able to get some very interesting artistic effects by
zooming and adjusting the focus, while the shutter was open, to create
some really interesting images.When
Canon introduced the EOS system in 1987, we were treated to a new
selection of "One-Touch EF mount zooms, but they all had the added
magical feature of full auto-focus mode. This seemed to be the
absolute best of both worlds. Making the transition to the new EOS
camera felt comfortably familiar while opening us up the convenience of
fully automated focusing. Then, one-by-one, all of the one touch
models were discontinued, unceremoniously replaced by the modern
rotating zoom models. These were, and are, some great new lenses, but
somehow we never quite forgot how naturally and quickly the older
lenses responded to our every command.Now,
we skip ahead 20 years and we find ourselves in a brand new Digital
world. The One-Touch lens is all but a distant memory to most. Except
for one thing, THE EARILER EF SERIES ONE TOUCH LENSES WORK GREAT ON
THE NEW DIGITAL SLR BODIES! I purchased a beautiful used Canon
EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Macro Zoom lens, at a very reasonable price. I
quickly mounted it on my EOS 10D and immediately discovered that old
familiar photographic magic again. This lens has great optics at a very
low price! It has been an extremely popular lens among photojournalists
and "street" photographers. It features a corrective GMo Molded
Aspherical element for improved performance. This model has always been
considered to be amazingly sharp. These lenses were used extensively by
the US military, where high performance and proven reliability are
required. With a very respectable aperture of 1:3.5-4.5 and that slick
action sliding zoom mechanism, I found myself creating the types of
shots that I had loved so many years ago.Canon EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 "MACRO" Zoom Lens