> I'm glad to hear that. > I've been unhappy with my Sigma 70-300, especially on the ist-D. > I ordered an 80-320 Pentax from KEH last night after reading reviews. > The Sigma isn't really a bad lens, it just seems very inconsistent > from stop to stop and FL to FL. > I could never really predict what my results were going to be.
The Pentax is very consistent throughout the FL range even out to 320mm I've tried the Sigma and it loses out especially at the 300mm end, contrast is below that of the Pentax 80-320 as well. It is however a very good lens with nice 1:2 pseudo macro etc. john ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:20:49 -0500 Subject: RE: Long zoom recommendations > I'm glad to hear that. > I've been unhappy with my Sigma 70-300, especially on the ist-D. > I ordered an 80-320 Pentax from KEH last night after reading reviews. > The Sigma isn't really a bad lens, it just seems very inconsistent > from stop to stop and FL to FL. > I could never really predict what my results were going to be. > > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Whittingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 5:38 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Long zoom recommendations > > > > > > In tests the Sigma 70-300 APO comes a poor second to the Pentax FA 80-320! > > > > John > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > > From: "Raimo K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 20:42:25 +0300 > > Subject: Re: Long zoom recommendations > > > > > I�d wager that Sigma 70-300 APO is better than the Tokina. > > > All the best! > > > Raimo K > > > Personal photography homepage at: > > > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Paul Stregevsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Pentax Discussion Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 8:33 PM > > > Subject: Re: Long zoom recommendations > > > > > > > Peter asked: > > > > "I was thinking about A 70-210/4... Is it really that good?" > > > > > > > > Yes, Peter, it is that good. Pentax made three or four > > manual-focus zooms > > > > whose results are, in every respect, indistinguishable from a > > great prime. > > > > The 70-210/4 is one of them. The others that come to mind are the > > > 35-105/3.5 > > > > PKA and 75-150/4 (M? K?). > > > > > > > > Another PDMLer writes that the Tokina ATX 100-300/4 is > > available now at > > > KEH > > > > for less than $200. If you don't mind manual focus--or, indeed, if you > > > > prefer it--grab it. This is one of those third-party lenses > > that you'll > > > find > > > > every week on eBay--in the wrong mount. If you don't like it, > > you won't > > > lose > > > > much in the resale. > > > > > > > > Paul Franklin Stregevsky > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- End of Original Message ------- > > ------- End of Original Message -------
