Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
A friend is looking for decent quality lens with a 300mm tele capability, at least. This is out of the range of my experience in Pentax lenses. Anyone worked with the FA-J75-300? or the Sigma 135-400? I know the Sigma 50-500 has a big following, but it's pricier than he can afford. The

Re: Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
thanks walt! G On Apr 12, 2007, at 11:28 AM, Walter Hamler wrote: I don't have it anymore, but I once owned the Sigma 70~300 APO Super. The latest Digital version is a little more expensive, but still very affordable. I truly wonder what the diff is compared to the regular version.

Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread Walter Hamler
I don't have it anymore, but I once owned the Sigma 70~300 APO Super. The latest Digital version is a little more expensive, but still very affordable. I truly wonder what the diff is compared to the regular version. Anyway, I found it to be a VG to E+ lens, especially when factoring in price.

Re: Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread Igor Roshchin
Godfrey, Unfortunately, I don't have experience with either. I've been using Tamron 70-300 4-5.6 LD/Macro that I bought back in 1998. It is a reasonable lens. I found that the quality of the photos is comparable to what I am getting with SMCP-F-70-210 in the same range of focal lengths. It is

Re: Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread John Whittingham
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:36:13 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote A friend is looking for decent quality lens with a 300mm tele capability, at least. This is out of the range of my experience in Pentax lenses. Anyone worked with the FA-J75-300? or the Sigma 135-400? I know the Sigma 50-500

Re: Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks John! G On Apr 12, 2007, at 1:52 PM, John Whittingham wrote: I've had the Sigma 135-400 APO, while not in the same league as the 50-500 it really is quite a good lens. My main gripe with the lens was the amount of extension and weight transferral when zoomed, it's at least as