My only complaint with the A70-210 F4 is the large focus ring.I keep moving the focus
when
i palm hold the lens.If my hand moves just a bit so does the focus.I tend to shoot it
fast
and wide in my
horse stuff,so DOF/focus is farly critical.Its also a bit loose ,going by my other M
type
lenses.Other
than that,its a nice lens.The macro feature has given me a few nice shots too.
I was thinking od selling it,add a 200m lens but its my only Pentax macro lens i own.
Dave
> You may want to use the A lens with a program
or AF camera eventually. I have the A
70-210 and the Tak version of the 80-200/4.5 and have taken very good photos with the
80-200. It has no zoom creep. The A is probably optically superior but it does creep.
>
> I see two versions of the M80-200 on Boz's website. The A70-210 is heavier.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Wunsch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 12:14 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: 70-210/F4 vs 80-200/F4.5
>
>
> Thanks to some of your earlier opinions, I have narrowed down my choice for
> a zoom to either a SMC-A 70-210/f4 or a M80-200/f4.5.
>
> I can get the first lens for $120US and the M80-200 for slightly less.
>
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> Thanks again for any and all comments!
>
>
>
> Pat Wunsch
>
>
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