For some reason this got me to thinking about the brand new Vivitar 80-205mm f/3.8 lens I recently got as part of a kit purchase from eBay! A Pentax camera body, three lenses, two of them Pentax, as many TCs, a small flash (Sunpak GX24) etc. All I wanted was the body...but wait, there's more! Notice the constant aperture! Usually found on more expensive lenses.
I was instantly thinking about unloading it on eBay but then...why not try it for myself... An aperture of f/3.8 isn't all that bad, truth be known. Most "Normal' lenses used to be f/3.5, if you recall. Not bad at all. So, I've talked myself into NOT selling it right away. I know nothing about the lens, I can find no reports on it, but maybe I got lucky and got a 'Wednesday' lens, well fitted, hand adjusted and the like! You suppose? I should be so lucky! ;^) keith whaley Brendan wrote: > > the Pentax 80-200 F4.7-5.6 is a decent lens, very > sharp but slow > > --- Kudzu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I just joined the group and one thing is for sure. > > There is not shortage of > > traffic! :-) > > I am looking for recommendation on a lens in the > > 80-200 range. I have an old > > Kiron, f4 80-210 that did a good job, it's just big > > and heavy. I would like > > to replace it with something smaller and lighter. > > Browsing the Camera stores > > it looks like the selection of manual focus lenses > > has really diminished > > since I was in the hobby. > > > > The only thing that really appealed to me was the > > Pentax zoom but it is a > > separate focus and zoom. I am not sure that I would > > like that after using > > one touch zooms for so long. I am primarily looking > > for a small lens so that > > means f4 to f5.6. So anyone got any experience with > > one and any suggestions? > > > > I have been a Ricoh shooter for years and just sent > > off the money for an LX. > > I have lusted over these since they were new! A few > > years out of the hobby > > and I am getting back. Have a line on a second LX > > too. I loved my Ricoh XR-S > > and used it so much it looks like it has been > > through a war. Sorry to ramble > > I am just excited about finally getting an LX after > > all these years. > > > > Jeff <*\\>< > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
