The 4.5/80-200 is just a bit bigger than the 4/200 - but the zoom is sharper. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 05. tammikuuta 2003 5:04 Aihe: Re: Looking for 80-200 zoom Hi Kudzu and welcome to the PDML. If you go with a prime, you can get a compact lens. The Pentax SMC-M 200/4 is an excellent lens, yet it's quite light and small. Ditto the SMC-M 100/2.8. And there is a lot of great glass in the earlier Pentax SMC series. The 85/1.8, the 135/2.5, the 200/4 (slightly larger than the M version), and the 300/4 come to mind. And all of the Pentax 50 millimeter lenses are quite excellent. My favorite is the SMC Pentax 50/1.4. Paul Stenquist > Kudzu 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 <*\\>< > >
