On Jun 22, 2005, at 11:36 AM, Peter Belak wrote:
I found it in online shops for 250 euro.
New owners, is it worth that money?
Or should I go with used 80-200, 80-320, 100-300 instead?
I need (want) AF tele, although I am happy with my A70-210..
Presumably you're going to use it with a D or DS body... it should
work fine, reports from other users who have bought it seem to be
very enthusiastic. Using it with other bodies compatible with a lens
sans aperture ring, well, I don't know whether it is capable of full
coverage on 24x36.
I have the F100-300/4.5-5.6 which I purchased for US$85 or so. It's
not got the best reputation and proves to be somewhat soft wide open,
but stopped down 2-3 stops it is satisfactory and well worth the
price I paid.
I posted a few pictures taken straight from the camera that I shot
testing this lens with the DS' Sports program preset. (On the DS, the
Sports program preset is the only mode that supports C-AF operation
but does not allow you to set other than its choice of shutter speed
and aperture, which is a bit limiting. I'd have preferred a slower
shutter speed, smaller aperture and panning, but for a test it was
interesting.)
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/PhotoAlbum50.html
And here's a shot with the 100-300 plus 2x-S teleconverter:
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/21s.htm
A unsharpened detail at full original resolution from this scene can
be found at:
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/large/21O4-det.jpg
The fellow I sold my DA16-45/4 to loaned me the F80-320 lens last
evening, I'm going to do a comparison study between it, the 100-300
and the A70-210, hopefully this weekend.
Godfrey
