Hi P.J. yes please ;-) I would like to see comparison shots of the Pentax and Vivitar 1 zoom at F4 or F3.5. If you have a tele converter too, it would be even more interesting for me to see the results at 420mm.
I would prefer to see something more beautiful and less meaningful than a brick wall ;-) thanks Markus >>-----Original Message----- >>From: P. J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 2:45 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: Tokina 7--210mm lens >> >> >>I believe that it was also sold as a Vivitar, I think a friend has a >>copy in K mount. Maybe I'll try >>to borrow it and shoot some comparisons with my SMCP F70-210. It would >>probably be best >>to try it on film but I'll get feedback faster in digital. >> >>Fred wrote: >> >>>>It's says 'Tokina SD 70-210mm 1:4-5.6 Japan >>>> >>>> >>> >>>It's a very compact 70-210 zoom, manual focus only (as far as I know, at >>>least the one I'm referring to is manual only). It's supposedly a decent >>>enough zoom, although the larger Tokina 70-210/3.5 (optically >>identical to >>>the more common second-generation Vivitar Series 1 70-210/4) and the even >>>larger Tokina AT-X 80-200/2.8 are likely to be better lenses (I've never >>>used the SD 70-210/4-5.6 to compare it with the others, so I'm >>not certain >>>of that). There's also been (I think) a Tokina 70-210/4, too... >>> >>> >>> >>>>aperture ring 4 -32 >>>> >>>> >>> >>>Of course, it's f/4 only at 70mm - its maximum aperture value "creeps" >>>upward, reaching f/5.6 at 210mm. >>> >>>The Tokina 70-210/4-5.6 is quite a common lens on eBay nowadays. >> Hmmm... I >>>wonder how it compares to the much discussed Pentax F 70-210/4-5.6. I >>>assume that the SMC on the Pentax lens is a better set of coatings, but I >>>wonder how they compare otherwise... >>> >>>Fred >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >>A man's only as old as the woman he feels. >> --Groucho Marx >> >>
