Op Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:38:08 +0200 schreef Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Folks, > > I have a friend who looks for a cheap telezoom for his film-based Pentax. > > I haven't paid attention to this part of the lens lineup for years, so > I need some help in finding the right recommendations. Do you have any > suggestions? > > I guess he would like a few so that he can make a trade-off decision > between wallet and quality...:-) > > Will be very grateful for input. New or second hand? Which film body? New there is just the FA J 75-300/4-5.6, which doesn't have a great reputation, and is a FA J, wich might lead to compatibility problems. The FA 80-200/4.7-5.6, FA 80-320/4-5.6 and FA 100-300/4.7-5.8 have been in production until recently, so they may still be available new. Second hand the F70-210/4-5.6 is the most popular, at about $100,-. I used to have the FA70-20/4-5.6 powerzoom which is not that much worse and, sadly, sells for much less... Oh, and in manual focus there are the A70-210/4 and the Vivitar series 1 70-210/3.5. Both should be great for little money. Hope this helps, -- Regards, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
