Fair enough. If you buy Sigma lenses anyway, you could actually just as well choose any camera body, right!?
I like Pentax lenses but can't really afford the new Pro versions. Lenses like the FA 2.8/28-70mm = 1.300 Euros, the FA 2.8/200mm = 1.400 Euros, the FA 2.8/300mm = 5.000 Euros or the FA2.8/80-200mm 1.800 Euros are way out of my leage. A decent outfit 2-3 zoom lenses and 3-4 primes original Pentax Pro quality would cost me something like 20.000-25.000 Euros (That money could buy me a nice car). I'd have to be a professional to justify that. So I buy old and/or used Pentax lenses or new third party lenses. My next lens will be a FAJ zoom lens. Unfortunately Pentax does not make Pro lenses (especially wide angles, f2.8 or better) for digital cameras (H... I couldn't afford them right away, anyway) . A guy I know complained about this to Pentax in Denmark - he couldn't get his wide angle shots sharp enough. So they allowed him to return the camera (*ist D) after having used it for a whole year!!! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Sam Jost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 25. oktober 2004 08:15 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 Well, for some the lenses don't eat up cash - they just buy a 28-300 Sigma for 100,- Euros and maybe a wider zoom and are done with it. For me I agree, I only own the *istD for a few months and already spent three times the price on lenses - and I only just startet (DA14 will be the next for sure). When I decided what camera system to buy (sigma, olympus, nikon, canon, pentax) I mainly looked at the lens prices and ignored the cost of the camera. Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 7:57 AM Subject: RE: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 > Speaking of cost of an autofocus F 2.8 - f 70-200mm lens: > Pentax: SMC-FA ED IF 80-200 mm 2.8 (NO IS): 1800-1900 Euros > Sigma: 70-200mm F/2,8 APO EX (No IS) : 760-1000 Euros > Tokina AT-X 828 AF Pro (f=70-200mm F=2.8): 670 Euros > Carl Zeiss Contax Vario Sonnar 80-200mm F4 (non IS) 1500 Euros > Canon : EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM (With IS): 1700-2300 Euros > Nikon: AF-S VR 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED (With IS): 2100-2500 Euros > > So, among non-IS lenses, Pentax lenses seem to be quite expensive > (1800-1900 > Euros against 670-1000 Euros) > The contax lens is as expensive - for F4, that is! > > It's funny how we often seem to focus (pun intended) at camera bodies. The > lenses, not the body, is what eats the cash. > > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 25. oktober 2004 00:46 > Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Emne: RE: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 > > > Not, bad. But after all, it's a 1000 USD lens! > In Denmark the list price is 1800 USD, in Germany it can be found for less > than 800 Euros (1000USD). > I guess it ought to be very sharp. > > The Tokina version is a little less expensive than the Sigma (Germany). > The > Pentax version 2.8/80-200mm is very expensive; close to 5000 USD in > Denmark, > and only 1800 Euros in Germany = app. 2300 USD. Oh my - why is Pentax so > expensive here? I guess it really doesn't matter, 'cause they never sell > any > pro-Pentax leses up here. > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Dario Bonazza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 24. oktober 2004 23:42 > Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Emne: Re: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 > > > Sigma EX 70-200/2.8. > > Dario > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:06 PM > Subject: RE: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 > > >> So, which lens is it? >> >> Jens Bladt >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt >> >> >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >> Fra: Dario Bonazza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sendt: 24. oktober 2004 12:16 >> Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Emne: Re: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 >> >> >> Jens Bladt wrote: >> >> > This seems to be a very sharp lens. >> >> This is NOT the FA 80-320: >> http://www.dariobonazza.com/paw/5004det.jpg >> >> My question for the fearless out there is still: >> >> Camera: >> ISO: >> Focal length: >> Aperture: >> Shutter speed: >> PC RAW conversion/JPEG straight from camera: >> >> Dario >> >> >> > > >
