I just hope it is optically as good as or better than Pentax-F SMC 70-210 so I can buy it. :) Constant f4 would be even better and I don't think it would add too much weight as it is almost too light now.
----- Original Message ----- From: "jtainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 2:08 PM Subject: DA 50-200 f4-5.6 > http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_2553.html > > ED elements (i.e., more than one). That's good. > > F4-5.6. That may not be good or may not matter. Constant aperture would have > meant that Pentax considers this a serious lens designed to give high image quality (as in the FA 20-35 f4 or the DA 16-45 f4). Variable aperture doesn't necessarily mean that it is a cheap consumer zoom, but it is not encouraging. > > I will wait to see how it is priced. Pentax does not have a good record with > inexpensive consumer telezooms. If this is priced inexpensively, I will consider that a cue to avoid it. > > Joe > >
