It is manual focus. I don't think I said autofocus, it is an A, as in auto exposure. II Tokina AT-X SD 80-200 1:2.8
Maybe not quite the steal it would be iif AF, but a lot faster than my 18-250, probably sharper too, and more versatile than my 200/2.8. It also looks and feels brand new. AF would be really nice, especially for SR, but I expect it will be very handy for photographing musicians in bars. "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >I've had the manual focus version of that lens for years and I really >like it. It's pretty sharp for a zoom: > >http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/06/good-morning-mr-grebe.html?m=1 > >My M 200mm f4.0 is a bit sharper, but not by much. > >I really like how fast it is, especially with my K10D only going up to >iso 1600. In the dusk that extra stop and a half really comes in handy. > >Decent bokeh, too. > >Major drawback is its size and weight, but that's the tradeoff for >speed, I guess. > >Wish mine were AF. I envy you for that. > >;-) > >Great price you paid for an excellent lens. You ~had~ to buy it! > >cheers, >frank > >"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >Christopher Hitchens > >--- Original Message --- > >From: "Larry Colen (On Droid4est)" <[email protected]> >Sent: July 7, 2012 7/7/12 >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >Subject: I was a bad boy > >Stopped by citizen's photo in portland. $150 later I have a tokina >80-200/2.8 >-- >Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
