I got the Tokina AT-X 70-200 f2.8, manual focus version for $227. I hope it will perform better or equal than my $20 consumer grade Takumar 135mm f2.5 so I can retire it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Whittingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:47 AM Subject: Re: Is M or A better? > > Can the 70-210 f4 zoom really perform better than prime 200 f4 > > when used wide open ? > > Yes, my sample did. Both lenses are in pristine condition by the way. > > > How about first Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f3.5? > > Never used one, apparently the third variation is the best. > > Which lens is best when used at 200 f4? > > Out of all the lenses I tested lately I found the 200mm f/4 M to be best out > of the following listed in best first order: > > 1. SMC Pentax M 200 f/4 > 2. SMC Pentax FA 80-320mm (200mm @ f/4.5) > 3. SMC Pentax A 70-210mm f/4 > 4. SMC Pentax A 200mm f/4 > > However the 200 M had the lowest contrast of all. > > John > > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: "David Zaninovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:34:30 -0400 > Subject: Re: Is M or A better? > > > Can the 70-210 f4 zoom really perform better than prime 200 f4 > > when used wide open ? How about first Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f3.5 > > ? Which lens is best when used at 200 f4 ? Is f4 bright enough and > > have shallow enough DOF to get accurate focus ? I am now using > > cheap Takumar 135 f2.5 with a hood to increase contrast as it is not > > SMC and it is very bright and really easy to focus but sometimes I > > want to get closer or to zoom-out. Does the 70-210 f4 zoom have the > > same problems as Vivitar when you point it down or up, does the zoom > > move ? > > > > > > > > Totally agree. BTW A 70-210 f/4 zoom performs better than A 200 f/4 prime > > > > ------- End of Original Message ------- >
