I�d wager that Sigma 70-300 APO is better than the Tokina. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stregevsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discussion Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 8:33 PM Subject: Re: Long zoom recommendations > Peter asked: > "I was thinking about A 70-210/4... Is it really that good?" > > Yes, Peter, it is that good. Pentax made three or four manual-focus zooms > whose results are, in every respect, indistinguishable from a great prime. > The 70-210/4 is one of them. The others that come to mind are the 35-105/3.5 > PKA and 75-150/4 (M? K?). > > Another PDMLer writes that the Tokina ATX 100-300/4 is available now at KEH > for less than $200. If you don't mind manual focus--or, indeed, if you > prefer it--grab it. This is one of those third-party lenses that you'll find > every week on eBay--in the wrong mount. If you don't like it, you won't lose > much in the resale. > > Paul Franklin Stregevsky > > >
