> Interesting. I have both the A200/4 and the A70-210/4 Macro and did > a bunch of test shots with them a month or two back. The A70-210/4 > Macro was recently repaired and tested at a very respectable shop, > and the A200/4 is in virtually new condition. They were both tested > on the *ist DS body, of course. > > The A200/4 produced sharper, more contrasty results at all lens > openings than the zoom did, although the difference was very small > to insignificant at most aperture settings other than wide open.
Could be sample variation I guess, I can only report on what I've seen. I originally purchased the A 200 just for the A setting, thinking it would be an upgrade for the M I've had for years. I still really want to try the K version. All my tests are done with film cameras FWIW. John
