Hi David. The 80-200 4.7/5.6 is my main lense for the horse shows i shoot,(no flair with hood) however it would be nice to have a faster ie: f 4 or f 2.8,on some of the cloudy dull days so i can keep the shutter speed at 1 1/000, thats why i'm looking at a used 70-200 f 4 or the Tokina 80-200 f2.8,not to replace but to compliment. Its taken some nice pictures in the 4 years i'v had it.Took a nasty fall in 1998,but came through ok. It could be worth a look and the used price should be reasonable.
Dave ---- Begin Original Message ---- From: David Spaulding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 14:27:06 -0700 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 80-320 vs. 100-300 Strange, I was always under the impression that the 80-200 4.7-5.6 wasn't that good of a lens. I'm not sure where I got that impression...I won't need a fast lens (will be using 400 or 800 ASA) The idea of getting something cheap is so I can eventually get a better/faster lens (or wait until Pentax comes out with a 70-200 F4 AF). I don't NEED the 300mm end. I would prefer to buy a fixed focal 300 or extend a 200 F4 manual focus (1.4/1.7 extender). Hmmm...maybe I'll give the 80-200 another look. Thanks to all for the ideas and opinions. Dave -- David Spaulding Photographer http://d.spaulding.tripod.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. �To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ---- End Original Message ---- Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
