> I'm after a some info on a MF zoom lense in the 80-200 range. > Preferably a two touch lense. Also preferably a fixed aperture > lense, although i can live with out this. I'm not fussed about it > not being a pentax brand lense. I would consider an AF lense, if > the MF feel was good. Any reccomendations?
I am not familiar with any of the autofocus lenses in this range. I'm also not aware of any two-touch zooms in this range, either. However, I'd suggest the following one-touch manual focus zooms: 1. A very good lens is the Pentax A 70-210/4. This is a popular lens with many PDML-ers, and is sort of the standard against which the other manual focus 80-ish to 200-ish zooms are compared. 2. The Pentax M 80-200/4.5 is a good lens, too, although a bit slower than the above, and a bit narrower for zoom range (2.5 to 1 versus 3 to 1). 3. The Tokina AT-X 80-200/2.8 is a good, fast zoom to consider. It is well made, and has a rotating tripod mount. Between the speed and the built-in tripod mount, this is an excellent low light lens. 4. At least three out of the four Vivitar Series 1 70-210 zooms have a good reputation. The first (67mm threads) 70-210/3.5 is good, as is the more compact second (62mm threads) 70-210/3.5. There are two VS1 70-210/2.8-4's - the older one is apparently good, but the newer one may have a reputation for not being up to VS1 standards - plus, they're both variable aperture lenses. Fred - 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 .
