>How about the A70-210/4? I've never shot with it, but I've heard some
>good things about its performance. Or he could switch to Canon to get the
>new 70-200/4L, which Canon claims is "targeted towards advanced amateur
>and professional photographers who are looking for top quality optics and
>lens construction, but do not require the larger aperture of the f/2.8
>lens." :) I'd think seriously about an 80-200/2.8 myself, but the
>A70-210/4 might do the trick if it's sharp enough.
About 3 years ago I did a field test on SMC-A 70-210/4 and Nikkor AF
80-200/2.8 (the 1st Nikkor AF 2 touch zoom with tripod collar). Pictures
were taken near infinity and mount on tripod (Gitzo G275 ballhead and
Manfrotto 190 tripod). Film was Fuji Sensia II 100. Under a 8X loupe, I have
noticed pictures from the Nikkor were "slightly" sharper, not much but can
be seen. The only thing interesting was the Nikkor at 200mm wide open gave
me a very soft picture which I do not understand. I remember I double check
the focus for every shot so human error was unlikely the cause.
After using the SMC-A 70-210/4 for many years (I have had two over the
years), I have found it does particluar bad at close distance (macro). But
for landscape, it's great (zoom creep is a problem though) and the DOF scale
is useful.
regards,
Alan Chan
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