Thanks John, was the A you tested a pretty clean sample? Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Whittingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SMCP 200/4 M vs A > > > > Has anyone ever compared the A and M versions of the 200/4? > > I have the chance to buy an A version and wondered if it would > > be as good a lens as the M, which I dearly love. > > My sample of the A 200 f4 was not as good as the M 200 f4, indeed > it was not > as good as the A 70-210 f4 zoom in resolution and contrast. I > sold it shortly > after testing it. The M 200 f4 had better resolution than the A > 70-210 but > contrast was slightly lower, surprisingly I found the FA 80-320 @ 200mm > slightly better than the A 70-210 when tested at f/8 (not by much > though) but > had a slightly warm cast. > > John >
