I like the bokeh definitely better on the SMC-M 4,5/80-200 (1st version) than on the SMC-F 70-210. No sloppy feeling, of course. Stable image quality throughout the range. You will have fun, Kostas. Regards Bernd ---------------original message--------------------- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:24:54 +0100 (BST) From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Views on the F 70-210 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Mark Roberts wrote: > "Robert & Leigh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Two shortcomings: > >1) Sloppy MF feel. > >2) Filter ring rotates making use of a circular polarizer challenging. > > I'll add a third shortcoming: Slow AF. > > But it's still an amazingly good lens. I'd say almost the equal of the > legendary FA*80-200/2.8 and I've owned both. How do these compare to the K/early M80-200/4.5 in terms of build and optics? Kostas (just bought one, you see :-) ------------------------------
