On Jan 11, 2008 1:52 PM, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with you there... otoh i;m not too interested in the awards > but more in what its real world performance is like. > > I've been waiting for a good 70-200 f2.8 --- would go for a genuine > pentax offering if it was available and was considering the sigma > offering but it is soft wide open at the long end. If the tamron > delivers I think that it will be on my shopping list.
I just ordered the 28-75, i should get it soon, as Henrys had 1 left in warehouse. I hear good things about this one, and if the 70-200 will be on par, i'm going to give this one consideration. I am also thinking 60-250 F4 from pentax, but the 70-200 will be fine for my equine work. Sigma seems harder to find now, but Tamron is a good 3rd party alternative i would think Dave > > Rgds > > Patrick > > On Jan 11, 2008 7:33 PM, Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It has not been out yet, 2008 just started, but this lens > > already has a seal of "Hot one winner 2008" from "Professional > > photographer"... > > (it tied with smc Pentax-DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 > > http://www.ppmag.com/web-exclusives/2008/01/2008-hot-one-award-winners.html > > ) > > > > A combination of these facts devalues the meaning of the "contest" > > for me, and in some way, the magazine that publishes it. > > > > Igor > > > > > > Fri Jan 11 12:24:42 EST 2008 > > Patrick Genovese wrote: > > > > > The 70-200 f/2.8 from Tamron seems to materialising > > > > > > http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/70200_di.asp > > > > > > If it is as good as their 28-75 f/2.8 its going to be a very > > > interesting piece of glass.. > > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
