I'm quite pleased with my $90.00 Vivitar Series 1 70-210/3.5. Only 1/2 stop less, and I can live with the zoom creep for the difference in price :-)
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:43 PM Subject: Re: FA* 80-200mm f/2.8 > Paul Eriksson wrote: > > > What's the general opinion of this lens? Compared to the FA* > > 200mm f/2.8, F 100mm macro f/2.8 and the F 70-210mm f/4-5.6? > > What about the weight? > > In three words: pretty darn nice. I can't compare it to any of the > lenses you cite, but compared to my SMCA 70-210/f4 it's a (subjective) > order of magnitude sharper, even at or near wide-open. It *is* heavy, > which for me meant having to regroove my panning technique. Handheld, > especially when panning, it's easy to turn the zoom ring without > meaning to -- to the point that I've been toying with the idea of > fabricating some kind of pistol grip to screw into the tripod collar. > (Cotty, got any table legs left? ;-) > > Bought mine used (EX+ from KEH) fairly high in the 3-figure range, > and haven't regretted it for a moment. > > Best regards, > > Stephen > >
