Thanks for that Dave
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 4:47 AM, Jos from Holland <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Darren, > I have the Sigma 70-300 /4-5.6 APO DG, I like its sharpness and I made some > very nice macro's with it (it has a macro switch for 200-300mm) It is bulky > but supprisingly light weight. > Recently I did a comparitive test with some lenses a had that covered 200mm. > I took pictures at following conditions: > only at 200mm, distance 3m, tripod, mirror up (2 sec pre time), 400ISO, K5 > My opinion pixel peeping the pictures: > > Pentax and Tamron 28-200 @ F5.6 and F8 Okay (T and P very simular) > Pentax A 70-210 @ 5.6 sharp maybe the best of all @5.6, @F8 very sharp > DA 50-200 @f5.6 not good @ F8 improved a lot but no A70-210 > Sigma 18-200 F8 quite good not worse than 50-200 > Sigma 70-300 @ 5.6 and F8 nicely sharp > SMC-M 80-200 not so nice > Sigma 28-200 F8 quite good, F5.6 bad > Sigma 135-400 @5.6 very good, maybe the best, @ F8 super > Pentax F80-200 not bad > I will never sell my Sigma 70-300 at usual prices > Greetz, Jos > > > > > On 20-8-2012 20:12, David J Brooks wrote: >> >> Went to the local Henrys today to get some Epson 2400 inks and the >> Pentax remote F. I asked a few questions about the 55-300 and he >> steered me to a lens on sale till Aug 31st. The Sigma 70-300. Its on >> sale for $199 down from $299. I was surprised at the low price, but we >> tooks a few in store photos with it and i'm impressed with the IQ. >> >> Anyone using this one, comments. >> >> He said he had one for his Nikon, but i find salesmen always have what >> they are trying to sell. He did show me some photos on his iPhone that >> he claimed were taken with it, and they looked good on the small >> screen. >> >> Dave >> > > > > -- > 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
