I'm glad to hear that. I've been unhappy with my Sigma 70-300, especially on the ist-D. I ordered an 80-320 Pentax from KEH last night after reading reviews. The Sigma isn't really a bad lens, it just seems very inconsistent from stop to stop and FL to FL. I could never really predict what my results were going to be.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: John Whittingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 5:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Long zoom recommendations > > > In tests the Sigma 70-300 APO comes a poor second to the Pentax FA 80-320! > > John > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: "Raimo K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 20:42:25 +0300 > Subject: Re: Long zoom recommendations > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > ------- End of Original Message ------- >
