Toine, I'd love to see a comparison between the 80~320 and the 55-300. Especially at 300mm. Have you considered such? I have the 80~320, also, and find there are occasions when it produces surprisingly good images. Those occasions are when on a tripod and in good light.
Jack --- On Sun, 7/13/08, Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: DA 55-300 LBA > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 10:56 AM > Thanks, my plan is to use it a lot. > > On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Jack Davis > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Exceptionally well presented. Very nice performing > lens. > > Looks like you made a good move, Toine! > > > > Jack > > > > > > --- On Sun, 7/13/08, Toine > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: DA 55-300 LBA > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 10:37 AM > >> After a small price drop I couldn't resist the > new > >> 55-300 any longer. > >> A very nice lens. Lots of plastic fantastic but it > feels > >> well build. > >> The lens doesn't creep like the 80-320. The > 16-45 feels > >> cheaper. > >> Image quality is very good. Corner sharpness could > improve > >> a little. > >> The MTF program line wants 5.6 @ 55mm [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] The results at these apertures are > excellent > >> and most > >> suprising 300 mm is very good at f8 even at 1.2 > mm, it > >> doubles as a > >> nice macro lens. Didn't try wide open. > >> Sometimes a little CA and if visible repairable in > >> lightroom. Purple > >> fringing is allmost non existing. The 16-45 has > much more > >> CA and > >> purple fringing problems. > >> It comes with a nice hood and pouch. > >> > >> http://www.repiuk.nl/peso > >> Click on the image for a larger version > >> > >> Toine > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > > > -- > 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.
