On Nov 10, 2007, at 6:52 AM, David Savage wrote: > Godders you need to get your hands on an FA* 80-200mm f2.8, and spend > half an hour shooting it hand held. That experience would redefine > heavy.
Having spent a bit of time with a Canon EF 70-200/2.8L IS, I think I know what heavy is. I can't imagine that the Pentax version of the same thing is much heavier. I chose the 70-200/4L instead. I hate lugging around such heavy gear unless absolutely necessary. Whether the FA* is a better performer than the DA* I couldn't say, but it's not the same focal length range either. I only rarely need/ want anything longer than 135mm and the 50-135 proves a better option for my use. I'm much more likely to carry the DA70 anyway, which is at the long end of what I normally want. ;-) Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
