Hi,
well, it's an f4 lens, with the vf brightness that that entails. I
never had a problem with it in daylight on the LX. Perhaps the new
screens, which I've never used, would make it even more friendly. I
always used an SE-20 screen with it.
I've never used an 80-200/2.8 so I can't compare the optical quality,
but I never had any cause to complain about the 70-210/4.
It doesn't have a tripod collar, so use on a monopod may be a bit
strange, but perhaps you & he could rig up something with a bean bag
on top to provide better support.
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Bob
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"Remember, you push the shutter,
don't let the shutter push you"
--Walker Evans
Sunday, August 12, 2001, 9:45:24 PM, you wrote:
> Hi Bob ...
>> I have quite extensive experience with
>> the SMC A 70-201/4 and I'd recommend it
>> to anybody [...] Iirc your friend's requirement
>> is for something a little bit faster ...
> Not exactly. What I said was "Fastest glass possible with
> consideration to being able to easily hand-hold the lens or (perhaps)
> use on a monopod and provide
> reasonably good viewfinder brightness"
> So, he's willing to accept a tradeoff between comfort and convenience
> and speed. He's not too willing (at my suggestion) to sacrifice image
> quality. So if the 70~210 offers comparable quality to the 80~200,
> but is easier to handle, that may be just fine.
> The viewfinder brightness remains to be seen, although, if push comes
> to shove, I can let him use one of my LX with the new, brighter
> screen, or an ME-S, or MX ...
> Thanks for your comments on the 70~210.
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