Well i ran a roll of Fuji 1600 through the Super Program,using the ,new to me, lens above,(indoor horse show)and i thought i'd share 1st impressions. First the lens looks and feels great and solid.I even managed to get some shots in the darker arena and one thng i noticed was its very easy to focus in lower light. The lens did feel a bit off balance with the SP and coupled with the slappy mirror and recessed shutter made for a few jerky pictures.I found with the long focus ring i had to abandon my normal holding method(left elbow on my body and left palm under camera/lens)as i was moving focus sometimes.I cupped my thumb/forefinger around the mount area and used my elbows on the arean boards as a 'tripod' which helped a lot. Opticaly its seems a lot better than the 80-200 4.7-5.6 just by view finder observations.Focus and zoom are smooth and fast. I started the second roll in the K1000 and it balanced a lot better.The K1000 has a quieter mirror slap and a better shutter release,for me anyway,for taking the jumping pic's and i noticed next to no camera movement when using the lens/K1000 combo. I think it would handle better for me on the SP if i used a MEII winder as a grip and it would bulk up the camera is my quess. Conclusion:Great lens(prints hopefully tuesday/Wednesday)will be replacing my 4.7/5.6 as main show lens.Works well in low light.Love the built in hood.Needs a bigger body to feel balanced IMO. K1000 will be the main host body,SP will be the main portrait,B&W,slide body so i can use shorter lenses until MEII found. Sunday, a side by side test with Jeff and the Tamron equivilent.
Dave(sorry for the ramble)Brooks - 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 .
