On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:57:22 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote > On Sep 10, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: > > So far, not a vote for the FA J 75-300 but the FA 80-320 creeping up > > as a possible contender. I'm listening... > > I have no experience with the FA-J lens, but the 80-320 was a pretty > nice performer for a low-cost lens when I tested it against the > A70-210 and F100-300. I had the DA50-200 for a bit, sold it as I > found I wasn't using it either.
Some years back I tested the 80-320 against the A 70-210, M 200/4 amd A 200/4 on film and came to the following conclusion: At 200mm f/8 M 200/4 highest resolution, lowest contrast. FA 80-320 @ 200mm joint second highest resolution, more contrast, slightly warmer than A 70-210. A 70-210 joint highest resolution, higher contast than M 200/4 A 200/4 performed the worst of all. Test was done with Manfrotto tripod, cable release, MZ-3 manually focused using Refconverter A @ 2x. I should have tested K 200/4 & F 70-210 but never got around to it on the day. I never had the DA 50-200 at the time and I've not had it long enough to form an opinion, but I may be tempted to try A 70- 210, FA 80-320 and DA 50-200 on digital some day as I need to thin out the collection! 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
