Hello Aric! First, what sort of shooting does your wife do? This may influence your choice. I have the tokina atx-pro 80-200/f2.8 and it's a little belter! Actually, not so little. I wouldn't like to hand-hold it for any length of time, but I am rather weak and feeble. I have always used mine on a monopod apart from one occasion which caused me to swiftly mount it back on the pod. Fantastic build quality and great results. Heavy though. I don't like the pentax AF offerings in the f:4-5.6. Nothing to do with the optics, I just don't like the look and feel of them. (I have the FA 80-320) I do like the Sigma 70-300 Apo Super though. Very nicely put together.
Wendy At 17:36 4-6-2002 -0400, you wrote: >Hi. I'm new to the list. I've been a Ricoh XR-P and Pentax KX user for >many years. A few years ago, I purchased a >ZX-7 for my wife. She loves the camera, and has hinted on the desire to >get a telephoto zoom for her next birthday. I >have narrowed down the field, based upon photodo and other sources >regarding lens performance on the web, to the >following options: > >Pentax SMC-F 70-210/f:4-5.6 > >or > >Tokina AT-X AF 80-200/f2.8 > >I'd love to get a "new old stock" Pentax, but I can't even find a used >one. The Tokina is pricey new, and I haven't >been able to find one used, either. I have submitted Wish Lists to >Adorama and KEH. > >Is there a list member who would consider selling one of the above from >their collection, or who can advise me where I >might find one of these lenses? > >Also, I am willing to listen to other lens choice suggestions. > >TIA, >Aric - 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 .
