Yes, it's important to remember that at 200mm, this lens has the FOV of a 300 in 35 mm. Not easy to handhold. Paul On Jun 24, 2006, at 6:03 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
> Amita, you may have gotten two bad copies in a row. Either that or (a) > you have problems with your camera's autofocus, or (b) you are having > trouble holding a telephoto lens steady (as I do). > > As I posted here a while back, I tested the DA 50-200 systematically > against the old SMC F 70-210 (a lens regarded as perhaps Pentax's best > variable aperture telezoom). It was a systematic test, on a tripod, > mud-brick wall, etc. The two lenses were very close. At Actual Pixels, > the old F70-210 had just a bit more peripheral sharpness, but you would > never notice it in ordinary usage. The DA 50-200 is a fine lens. > > Why not take the one you have and try it on a sturdy tripod. > > Joe > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
