Thanks, Don. I aguess my answer to making bad shots is: "The lens isn't good enough" - or - "The AF is too slow". The real reason is that I'm not careful enough to make shure the speed and aperture is OK. Take a look at these. Click on the shots to examine my descriptions: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/750389/
I took 200 shots and used only 28. Appr. 180 shots were unsharp or not interesting enough to show anybody. All 28 shots at: http://gallery47763.fotopic.net/c651819.html pws: lellinge Feel free to comment A Tokina AT-X will be mine for appr. 700 Euro (870 USD) in Germany (EU: No taxes): http://tinyurl.com/cugh7 That's still a lot of money (sigh) for a 1-2 stops faster lens. But a little cheaper than than the Sigma Telephoto 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM: appr 1100 USD. (B&H incl taxes). http://tinyurl.com/9yruf I have found two version of a Pentax FA 2.8/80-200mm: A black one and a silver one (power zoom). Both rather expensive. The black one is sold at MP superstore for 1400 USD: http://tinyurl.com/caeht The silver power zoom (discontinued?) is listed locally at 5000 USD, which is a totally ridiculous price. http://tinyurl.com/bss3c Well, I'm only dreaming, since I can't spend that kind of money at the moment :-/ Look at this Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 14. august 2005 00:44 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom Jens, I don't know about the others but I have an ATX 80-200/2.8 manual focus and I love it. Bokeh is a bit harsh like the other Tokinas but all in all a superb lens. Cost me $249.00 US in excellent condition, had to get it cleaned for $66.00 but Adorama reimbursed me for that. Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 5:37 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom > > > I use the SMC Pentax-F 4-5.6/70-210mm a lot. > But it's often too slow. > The FA 2.8 Pentax 80-200mm is almost three times as expensive as a similar > Sigma lens. > A Tokina 2.8 AT-X 80-200mm is only appr. 50% of the Sigma. This makes the > Pentax lens is 6 times as expensive as the Tokina! > Is it really worth this it? > > Jens Bladt > Arkitekt MAA > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > >
