Hi all,
I'm still looking for a tele zoom for my MZ-7. I've narrowed my options to three
lenses:
- Tamron 70-300 mm f/4-5,6 LD MACRO (a 472D model)
- Pentax SMC F 80-200 mm f/4,7-5,6
- Pentax SMC F 80-320 mm f/4,5-5,6
And now this is a really tough choice. All three have both advantages and
disadvantages. Currently I opt for the Tamron - it's the fastest of them. It is also a
new model and I heard that LD in new Tamron lenses does its job pretty well - better,
than in the earlier ones. Besides, this lens is being promoted in Poland and so it
costs about $190 (there's a very similar lens of Sigma, that costs about $300 - a big
difference, and I heard that the normal price of this Tamron is quite the same).
On the other hand there are two Pentax lenses, that have the advantage of ...just
being
Pentax lenses:)). I possess the infamous SMC F 35-80 mm f/4-5,6, of which everyone
complains about loss of sharpness, vignetting and so on. For me it's excellent in its
price range and when compared to some of the Tamron lenses it shows its superiority in
sharpness, in particular.
So here we have two Pentax lenses. But they are quite slow. I use a tripod almost
every
time, as well as ISO 200 films, so I don't have problems with long exposure, but who
knows? Maybe someday I'll need that additional 0,5 EV in my lens...
That 80-200 has pretty good opinions on the Net (a note of 3 on Photodo, good comments
on PhotographyReview and CameraReview) and it's surprisingly cheap - costs less than
that promoted Tamron. It is said to be very sharp within the almost whole zoom range.
It also have the best minimal focusing in this class of lenses - 1,1 m, comparing to
1,5 m of the other two. But it's the slowest of the three and lacks a hood. And of
course it lacks that 100 mm of zoom and I tend to shoot a lot on a long focus.
The 3rd one is the most expensive - it costs twice the previous Pentax does (about
$330). There are various opinions about this lens and I'm not sure it's worth the
money. But the high end of the zoom ist the longest of the three.
So, what do you all guys think of it? What should I do? Please help me before I get a
constant headache or something worse...:))
Thx in advance and greetz to all:))
Artur
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