I've several friends with this lens in C* mount,
and they really like it. It's an older optical
design but still competes favorably with many newer
lenses. Consider it a medium-weight lens. A bit
bulky, but not as much as a 2.8 would be.
It commonly sells for $100 to $150 in the US.
That's just a little more than the A70-210/4
for a lens that's just a little better.
imnsho, Look for a Tokina 80-200/2.8. They often
go for about $200ish and would be a better lens,
especially with the extra stop available.
Now, if you can get the Vivi for $100 or less,
that would be a great value.
Collin
>From: "Timo Hartikainen"
>I'm going to buy this lens, maybe.
>I'd like to have some comments on it,
>someone of you probably owns this lens or has used it.
>Somewhere I read that it's quite heavy & big lens..is that true?
>I have now only a 135mm lens in my camera bag and sometimes it's not enough.
>Hmm.. or if there is some kind of way to make my wife understand that I
>really need something like Pentax 80-200/f2.8 or 300/2.8 ;)
Timo
-
This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,
go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to
visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
