Jens Bladt escribió:
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
Jens, there isn't a black version of the FA* 80-200 2.8, the lens shown in MP's web site is an F 80-200 4.7-5.6 I have the FA* 80-200 mm. 2.8, and sold the F 70-210 4-5.6 when my wife gave me the 80-200 2.8 as a surprise birthday present. It is a marvellous lens, but really heavy and bulky. If you purchase a 2.8, whatever you buy (Tokina or Pentax), keep the F 70-210 for the days you don't want to carry around so much weight. I have used the Tokina to take some snaps. It is well built, somewhat lighter than the Pentax, but I'm afraid that the Pentax is in a different league, it has much more contrast, it's sharper and has SMC coatings. I'd say that the F 70-210 is also a better lens than the Tokina, although slower, of course.
Carlos
