I sold my 80-320 to finance this lba. My only problem with the 80-320 was lens creep while walking. Corner sharpness is a little better on the 80-320 which isn't a surprise for a FA lens. Contrast and image quality at 300 is better with the 55-300. At the wide end the 80-320 has very good image quality, maybe the best of the two.
On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
