On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Jostein wrote:
The FA*80-200/2.8 was very heavy. It was 450 grams heavier than a Sigma EX 70-200/2.8.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0505/05052003sigma_70-200mm.asp http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/zooms/long/FA80-200f2.8.html 1510-1270=240. Which is why I never bothered.
Main reason for this was the PowerZoom thingy, I think. I suspect Pentax will be able to do a much sleeker lens now that the PowerZoom has been done away with.
You can say that again.
One thing they could also do is to make it shorter on the long end, like a 50-150 lens or something. :-)
Lovely range for a film camera as well. Kostas
