You can, Jostein. 1825g on my (rather old 'n' cheap) kitchen scale. Caps and lens hood included. So, Mr. B Dimitrov is clearly in the wrong here (1510 g). Even stripping it from caps, hood, and tripod collar would not bring it below 1700 grams, I believe.
Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. januar 2006 18:46 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: new AF system soon (when D2 arrives)? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 6:10 PM Subject: Re: new AF system soon (when D2 arrives)? > 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. :-) I had both in my posession for a couple of days, and compared them on the same scale. The 1270 g figure for the Sigma seems accurate, but the Pentax is heavier, unless memory betrays me. Maybe we can persuade Jens to check it? He owns the lens now...:-) Jostein
