RE: SMCP-F 100-300/4-5.6 vs Sigma 70-300/4-5.6 comparison

2004-11-21 Thread Don Sanderson
-5.6 vs Sigma 70-300/4-5.6 comparison Takes the place of the ATX 100-300 when I don't feel like lugging quite that much weight. Any preliminary thoughts on how the F 100-300/4-5.6 compares to the ATX 100-300/4, Don? Fred

Re: SMCP-F 100-300/4-5.6 vs Sigma 70-300/4-5.6 comparison

2004-11-21 Thread Fred
Haven't run them side by side but my feeling is that the ATX easily wins out in contrast at the long end and also has more pleasing OOF highlights. The ATX is most likely a bit sharper too. The F was however run wide open, or nearly so, the whole time. With that taken into account it did a

Re: SMCP-F 100-300/4-5.6 vs Sigma 70-300/4-5.6 comparison

2004-11-20 Thread Fred
Takes the place of the ATX 100-300 when I don't feel like lugging quite that much weight. Any preliminary thoughts on how the F 100-300/4-5.6 compares to the ATX 100-300/4, Don? Fred

Re: SMCP-F 100-300/4-5.6 vs Sigma 70-300/4-5.6 comparison

2004-11-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 20:11:06 -0600, Don Sanderson wrote: Just recieved the Pentax lens today and did a little On Location comparison to my Sigma 70-300 DL Macro Super. If anyone else wants an F 100-300/4.5-5.6 let me know. I have one that's been supplanted by primes in the same range that's