On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:31:22 -0500, J. C. O'Connell wrote > what about the K/200/4 version? (sorry I havent > done any comparisons, I no longer have any > more m versions of that one). Based on the fact > that the K200 is the same as the superb smct version, > I'd bet its at least as good as the others.. > jco
I've not compared the K 200/4 to the M 200/4 despite owning the K. However a couple of years back I tested M 200/4, A 200/4, A 70-210/4 and FA 80-320 (at 200mm)against each other on film, the M 200/4 appeared sharpest with best definition followed by a close call between A 70-210/4 and FA 80-320, both had slighty higher contrast than the the M 200/4 with the FA 80-320 having a slightly warmer rendering but were not quite as sharp. A 200/4 came dead last. The test was carried out with a Pentax MZ-3 mounted on a tripod, using cable release, manual focus, Refconverter A @ 2x mag. Three apertures on each lens f/4, f/5.6 & F/8 in the case of the FA 80-320 the aperture in use was slightly smaller. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
