> Like you, I had the F 70-210, but I sold it when my wife gave me the > FA* 80-200 2.8 as a birthday present some years ago.
Has she got a sister ;-) John ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Carlos Royo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:13:50 +0000 Subject: Re: My long zoom expired. Help needed. Also WTB. > Hi Boris: > Like you, I had the F 70-210, but I sold it when my wife gave me the > FA* 80-200 2.8 as a birthday present some years ago. Afterwards I > thought it had been a mistake to sell the lens, as I wanted a > lighter alternative telezoom when I don't want to carry the heavy > 2.8 lens, so I bought an FA 80-320 (which I sold a few days ago, too) > . The FA 80-320 is a good, contrasty and flare resistant lens, > although it is soft wide open beyond 250 mm. The only thing I did'nt > like about it is that it "trombones" out too much for my taste. It > also somewhat slow to autofocus, because it has a long throw between > the minimum focusing distance and infinity. I have also heard good > things about the Sigma 70-300 (APO and non-APO versions) and the > Tamron 70-300. They are affordable and seem to have good image > quality. Both of them have close focusing capabilities, and reach > 1:2 magnification without additional close focusing lenses. If I > were looking for a lens in the 70-75 to 300 mm. class, I'd probably > buy the Tamron, as my past experience with Tamron lenses has been > better than with Sigma units. > > Carlos > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom > it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. If you have received an email in error please notify > Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it > from your systems. > > Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email > attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be > free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. > > Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for > inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for > the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not > necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held > responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------- End of Original Message ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
