A nice thing about the FA 2.8/80-200mm ED(IF) is that shifting from AF to MF only involves ONE grip: Pulling the focusing ring back. Shifting the button on the body is not necessary. This is a very nice feature. BTW: The weight doesn't bother me - I don't carry a DSLR outfit while doing other stuff :-) I do, however, prefere using a monopod with this lens. Regards
Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. januar 2006 18:10 Til: [email protected] Emne: 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. > 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
