I just ordered the Pentax 55~300 DA that is out in some areas. I ordered from Calumet and expect shipment within a few weeks hopefully. Some pretty favorable results have been posted here and there. It is a prosumer variety, probably not up to the DA* 300 and 200, but should suit my needs for the immediate future.
Walt On 5/3/08, Carlos Royo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ralf R. Radermacher escribió: > > Hello all, > > > > I'm looking for an AF version of my SMC-M 4.5/80-200 mm. Yes, I know > > there's no direct AF equivalent of this lens. I'd want something with > > the same image quality (I'm actually very fond of this lens). A few mm > > more at the far end wouldn't hurt either. > > > > What about the ubiquitous F and FA xx-200 or xx-300 mm lenses? Any other > > suggestions? 3rd party lenses? > > > > > I have had several Pentax telezooms. The F 70-210 mm. 4-5.6 that some > other people recommended is a sharp lens and an excellent choice. I also > had the FA 80-320 mm. 4.5-5.6. It isn't as good as the F 70-210, but it > is a really good performer too. > > Now I have the FA* 80-200 mm. 2.8 and the F 80-200 mm. 4.7-5.6. If you > don't want to spend a lot of money, the F or FA 80-200 4.7-5.6 is > surprisingly good for a modest consumer zoom lens. It is very light and > small, doesn't change its length when zooming (it is an internal zoom > lens) and its minimum focus distance is 1.1 metres, and is optically > quite good, not as good the F 70-210 but on par with the FA 80-320. I > recommend the F version because it has a metal lens mount, not plastic > as the FA. > > 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. > -- 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.
