1 day to go to answer the following 3 questions:

1.) Imagine that you urgently need a telephoto zoom for your k-mount camera. Imagine further that you have more than sufficicient money to spend on such a zoom. Now imagine, that you enter a shop which has plenty of new and used Pentax glass. What are the 3 SMC Pentax telephoto zooms (1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice) that you would like to pick most?

K45-125/f4
FA70-200/f4-5.6
A70-210/f4
F70-210/f4-5.6
M75-150/f4
FA*80-200/f2.8 ED&IF
K80-200/f4.5
M80-200/f4.5 (version 1)
M80-200/f4.5 (version 2)
A80-200/f4.7-5.6
F80-200/f4.7-5.6
FA80-200/f4.7-5.6
FA80-320/f4.5-5.6
K85-210/f3.5
K85-210/f4.5
F100-300/f4.5-5.6
FA100-300/f4.5-5.6
FA100-300/f4.7-5.8
K135-600/f6.7
F*250-600/5.6 ED&IF
FA*250-600/5.6 ED&IF
K400-600/8-12 Reflex

2.) What 3rd party telephoto zoom lenses would you consider to be good alternatives? Please name up to three 3rd party zooms. The following lenses have been voted for already, but you can name other zooms as well.

Tokina AT-X 60-120/2.8
Angenieux 70-210/3.5
Sigma EX 80-200/2.8
Tokina AT-X 80-200/2.8
Tokina AT-X 840AF AF 80-400 f/4.5-5.6
Tokina AT-X 100-300/4
Sigma EX 100-300/4

3.) If you were dreaming, what would be your ideal (but realistic) SMC Pentax telephoto zoom lens for k-mount? The following lenses have been suggested already, but you can name other zooms as well.

FA* 45-125mm f/2.8
FA* 70-210/4 ED [IF]
SMC-FA* 70-200/4 ED & IF
FA*72-226/f2.8
FA*80-200/f2.8 ED&IF (Non Power Zoom)
Pentax FA* 80-320/f2.8
FA* 100-300/4 ED [IF]
FA*100-300 / f3.5-4.5 ED&IF

Have fun with this last poll started by me, and thanks in advance for contributing!

Arnold

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