Again I apologize to the forum for being silly enough to being drawn into that one way "discussion".
Back on topic (again). I think the thread title is drawing a lot of discussion. The FE35 is a lot of things, not the least of which are issues with quality control. That's not unusual amongst lenses. But assuming you have a good copy (I'm betting that's the majority of them), I don't see how the lens could be called "mediocre". It's not outstanding, but still my favorite walk around lens. It has never disappointed me.
Back on topic (again). I think the thread title is drawing a lot of discussion. The FE35 is a lot of things, not the least of which are issues with quality control. That's not unusual amongst lenses. But assuming you have a good copy (I'm betting that's the majority of them), I don't see how the lens could be called "mediocre". It's not outstanding, but still my favorite walk around lens. It has never disappointed me.