Hi Herb,
How do you like the FA* 80-200? f2.8 right? Do you use it on an MZ-S?
Does it AF quickly? How is the MF feel? How is the bokeh?
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: Zooms vs. primes (WAS: Re: Let's talk about the FA 28-105/4-5.6
PZ (now abit long))
> right on all counts, but my sharpest lens is my FA 50mm macro but only
very slightly behind it is my FA* 80-200. my FA* 24 and my FA 24-90 are
noticeably less sharp.
>
> Herb....
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 06:30
> Subject: Re: Zooms vs. primes (WAS: Re: Let's talk about the FA
28-105/4-5.6 PZ (now abit long))
>
>
> > Well, there has to be some trade-off, doesn't there?
> >
> > Even if we take Pal's original statement as true ("today's best zooms
are every
> > bit as good as primes"), a zoom is going to exact some penalty on it's
user.
> >
> > They're bigger, heavier, slower, more complicated, take more time to use
(since
> > you have one more control to fiddle with), and more expensive than a
prime.
> >
> > I'm not saying zooms are bad - I have a couple that I use quite often -
I'm just
> > saying that optical performance is only one thing to consider in a lens
(albeit,
> > a pretty damned important thing! <vbg>).
>
>
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