I don't think it's all that terrible much. The Canon 70-200/4L IS runs about $1,100.
Both lenses are weather-sealed f/4. The Canon has IS built in. But the Pentax offers 10mm wider and 50mm longer range. If I were still shooting for newspapers I would be chomping at the bit to get this lens. On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 8:07 PM, JC OConnell <[email protected]> wrote: > DAMN steep, you can get a nice clean smc-A 70-210/4 for 1/10 the price. > How would that compare? Id love to see a good aperture for aperture > test. > > JC O'Connell (mailto:[email protected]) > "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" - Thomas Jefferson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > paul stenquist > Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 8:59 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: DA* 60-250 at B&H > > > It's listed now and in stock. $1395. Steep for an f4 lens. I'm torn. > Paul > > -- > 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. > -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- 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.
