I own only one A lens, the 400/5.6, but it's among my favorites on digital. Paul
> Spent the weekend in Wisconsin. > Saw my parents, 3 of 4 brothers, grandmother, and other friends > and family. Brought curds back to Ohio. > Buckeyes seem to have no appreciation > for the finer things in life. > > Filled most 1x512 & 2x256 for a total of 1 gig of data. > RAW, of course. > And that was after deleting a bunch of bad shots. > Will post on my new domain (http://www.brendemuehl.net) > after the DSL line gets installed later this week. > (Just waiting for the modem & splitter to be delivered.) > > Gave the Tokina 80-400 a good trial. > It performs well up to 200mm-300mm, > but requires a lot of light to use @ 400mm. > Still, it performs well. Images are sharp. > Didn't test for flare or anything else. > Always use a monopod or tripod when past 150mm. > It's light but very long, > and the length is the real issue with it. > The images don't show any problems > that would make me want to part with it. > > It's the "A" lenses that I'm becoming dis-satisfied with > on digital. They'll remain with the film body. B&W for the most part. > > Winder ME-II (on super program) developed a problem. > Seems to require two button presses in "S" mode. > One to advance, one to fire the shutter. > Works fine in "C" mode, as long as I don't hold down too long. Your > thoughts? > > MotorDrive-A units seem to be going cheap these days. > Maybe one of them should be in consideration. > > This next weekend I'll be evaluating a Tokina AT-X 80-200/2.8. Should be fun. > > Will post results. > > Sincerely, > > Collin > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net > > > > >
