I would love to see those reports John. So far I'm not very thrilled with the 80-320.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: John Whittingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 1:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 > > > > Correct. the 80-320 is said to be much better - but how much? > > > Would you like some scans of the test reports (AP) for the FA > 100-300 and FA > 80-320? The four lines of the resolution chart on the 80-320 are > almost one > solid line! However the 100-300 gets a glowing report as well it's only > general opinion that put me off, I like the way it retains it's overall > length when zoomed (correct me if I'm wrong) > > John > > John Whittingham > > Technician > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: "Raimo K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:04:46 +0300 > Subject: Re: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 > > > Correct. the 80-320 is said to be much better - but how much? > > All the best! > > Raimo K > > Personal photography homepage at: > > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 11:43 PM > > Subject: Re: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 > > > > > It's probably the FA 100-300mm, that everybody says is quite a dog!? > > > Jens Bladt > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > > > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > > Fra: Raimo K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sendt: 24. oktober 2004 22:06 > > > Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Emne: Re: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 > > > > > > > > > Detail? What detail? The subject has not much detail - but the image > > quality > > > seems to be OK. > > > All the best! > > > Raimo K > > > Personal photography homepage at: > > > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 6:29 PM > > > Subject: Re: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320 > > > > > > > > > > It turns out I tested the 80-320 some time ago, probably the day > > > > after after I bought my istD. > > > > I didn't think it was all that bad a lens, my test target was an > > > > office tower, and there is more than sufficient detail > showing in the > > > > images: > > > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/80-320/ > > > > > > > > The page is four images, and is probably close to 500K. > > > > > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- End of Original Message ------- >

