Enablement.
Thanks to Angel Ramos, PDML'er in Puerto Rico, I am now enabled with a
Tokina AT-X PRO 2.8/80-200mm AF.
It's a nice lens and I hope it's as good as it reputation, which is similar
to that of the Sigma 2.8/70-200mm APO, as far as sharpness goes.
I'm very pleased that I could get a
Jens Bladt escribió:
Thanks a lot for sharing this, Dario. Very informative. And l o a d s of
excellent shots.
What does YMMV mean?
Sorry to hear about you bad experience with Sigma, Carlos. As you can see,
not everybody agrees on this :-).
Regards
Jens
My experience with Sigma hasn't been
I have also had Tokina and Tamron AF lenses, and in my view they have
been more reliable than the Sigmas I've owned or borrowed.
This has been my experience, too. However, to be honest, I have not had
much experience with Sigma lenses - none with any autofocus lenses ever,
and none with any
Hi all,
I have to amend myself. Those F1 pix were shot with the SMC Pentax F*
300/4.5, not with the Sigma.
http://www.dariobonazza.com/f1_04/02barrich.jpg
http://www.dariobonazza.com/f1_04/08montoya.jpg
http://www.dariobonazza.com/f1_04/09montoya.jpg
On 15/8/05, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/f1_04/09montoya.jpg
Nice shot Dario :-)
Cheers,
Cotty
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Thanks Cotty, but nothing new there.
Cheers,
Dario (at work)
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From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: SV: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom
On 15/8/05, Dario Bonazza
Arkitekt MAA
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Fra: Dario Bonazza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 14. august 2005 16:40
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: Re: SV: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom
I only owned two Sigma lenses, hence I cannot speak generally
about your poor sigma experiences. I really enjoy my
Sigma
300f4.
Dave
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Fra: Dario Bonazza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 14. august 2005 16:40
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: Re: SV: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom
I only owned two
.
Dario Bonazza
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From: Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: SV: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom
Hi Jens:
I am afraid I can't show you any of my shots with the FA* 80-200 2.8, as
so
Dave Brooks wrote:
Dario, these links are from the Sigma 70-210 f 2.8. If so its next on my
istD list.
These are from the Sigma 70-210 f/2.8:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/bodym04e.htm
http://www.dariobonazza.com/gianna04e.htm
http://www.dariobonazza.com/climb04e.htm
Dave Brooks wrote:
Dario, these links are from the Sigma 70-210 f 2.8. If so its next on my
istD list.
These are from the Sigma 70-210 f/2.8:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/bodym04e.htm
http://www.dariobonazza.com/gianna04e.htm
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
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. (BH
Pentax shots to show me (us)?
Regards
Jens Bladt
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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
Several years ago I was able to pickup a Vivitar Series I 70-210/3.5. Only
1/2 stop slower that a 2.8 and $100.00.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 6:37 PM
Subject: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm
Hi Jens:
I am afraid I can't show you any of my shots with the FA* 80-200 2.8, as
so far I have been too lazy to invest some time and effort to look for
an Internet server to exhibit some of my photos.
I also had the chance to play with the Sigma 70-200 2.8, it is
slightly sharper than the
Agreed, I've done much better with Tamron and Tokina.
Don
-Original Message-
From: Carlos Royo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:59 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: SV: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom
snip
My experience with Sigma
This one time, at band camp, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Carlos - do you have any 2.8/80-200mm Pentax shots to show me (us)?
I purchased a Tokina 80-200 AT-X Pro off a fellow list member. The results
were surpising, a little soft at 200mm but good results like this
- Original Message -
From: Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: SV: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom
Hi Jens:
I am afraid I can't show you any of my shots with the FA* 80-200 2.8, as
so far I have been
Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 6:37 PM
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
.
Only 1/2 stop slower that a 2.8 and $100.00.
Bill
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 6:37 PM
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
On Aug 14, 2005, at 8:44 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I'm very happy with the performance of my Vivitar Series 1
70-210/3.5. Very sharp and contrasty. However, I find my self using
the DA 50-200 more and more, due to its size and excellent
performance. The loss of a stop plus isn't often a
On Sun, 14 Aug 2005, P. J. Alling wrote:
Bill Owens wrote:
Several years ago I was able to pickup a Vivitar Series I 70-210/3.5. Only
1/2 stop slower that a 2.8 and $100.00.
I have to second that, these are fantastic lenses that can be had quiet
inexpensively, though the difference is
-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom
On Aug 14, 2005, at 8:44 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I'm very happy with the performance of my Vivitar Series 1
70-210/3.5. Very sharp and contrasty. However, I find my self using
the DA 50-200 more and more, due to its size and excellent
performance. The loss
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Emne: SV: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom
50-200mm is a brilliant zoom range. I'd love to have a 50-200 F2.8 :-\
Jens Bladt
cand. arch.
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Fra: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 14. august 2005 18:02
Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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
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
-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
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