Charles Robinson escribió: > There's a guy here selling a bunch of old equipment (zx-50, 38-80 > zoom, and 80-200 zoom) for not-so-much money. Is the 80-200 (a zoom > range I only have covered with my Vivitar Series 1) worth even $40? > Feels like "it couldn't hurt" but I'm curious about the opinions of > all the experts here.... I know it's redundant, but it also says > "Pentax" on it and it's autofocus for the few times I would want that. > > Opinions? Suggestions? >
Yes, it is worth it. It is small, light, internal zoom, focuses down to 1.1 m. and it has good image quality, although it is somewhat slow (4.7-5.6) It is at its sharpest between 100 and 135 mm. I've had the following Pentax AF telezooms: SMC-F 70-210 mm. 4-5.6 (sold), SMC-FA 80-320 mm. 4.5-5.6, SMC-FA* 80-200 2.8 and SMC-F 80-200 4.7-5.6. The F 80-200 is only a little worse than the F 70-210 mm, and slightly better than the FA 80-320. For that price, I think it is a good purchase (I paid 56 euros for mine). Carlos -- 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.
