Thanks, Carlos. (What a whife!) I agree, the F 70-210 realy is a very good lens. Sometimes I just wish I had the extra speed. So, MP Superstore shows the wrong photo. They seem to be selling the FA 2.8 80-200mm for 1400 USD? That's a very attractive price. (It's listed here at 5000 USD !! I can't imagine anybody will pay this much. A friend og mine purchased the Canon equivalent, the 2.8/80-200mm L-lens, used for appr. 1000 USD. I'd would gladly pay that much for the 2.8 Pentax zoom - that is if I had the money. Until then a Tokina may do the job.
Carlos - do you have any 2.8/80-200mm Pentax shots to show me (us)? Regards Jens Bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Carlos Royo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 14. august 2005 11:00 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom 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
