On Fri, 19 Aug 2005, Glen wrote:
If there is anything else I should know, feel free to mention it, but image quality when used on an *istDS is my main concern for now.
It just dawned on my you may be the person mentioning the other day that Pentax zooms are slow. There is the fearfully heavy FA*80-200/2.8 (yes, very, very constant :-) that may be right up your street, if you can get it. People have raved and raved about it on film; I *seem* to recall Herb (who, let's face it, is a nitpicker :-))) found a degradation in its qualities on digital, but I may be wrong in that recollection.
Given that I am a weakling with short hands and deep pockets, my choice back when I was looking for such a zoom was the SMC F70-210/4-5.6, but I am a film user. I am looking with interest Pentax-way for the new (probably full-frame) 50-200 zoom they have heralded but not described adequately; if an f4 with close focusing and reasonable weight, I may well be tempted.
Kostas
