Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >One thing to always check into is close focusing before switching from >prime to zoom. It is quite commonfor the prime to focus closer than the zoom. >If one needs/wants close focusing then the prime might be the better choice. >Seems I recall someone mentioning in this thread the FA* 80-200/2.8 doesn't focus >very close.
Actually, it focuses very close for an 80-200/2.8 (but not quite as close as the FA*200/2.8 prime): Lens Min Focus ========================================== Pentax FA*200/2.8 1.2m Pentax FA*80-200/2.8 1.4m Sigma EX 70-200/2.8 1.8m Tokina AT-X 80-200/2.8 1.8m -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
