Well, I don't have that one but I do have a Tamron SP 70-210 (Adaptall 2). Yes, it rarely gets used, particularly as I'm happy with the the FA 80-310, but I keep it "just in case". It's the fastest tele lens I have.
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:58:36 -0600, "Charles Robinson" <[email protected]> said: > I really liked this big hefty one-touch zoom when I had my DS. > Despite its slight tendency to overexpose by about a stop, it was big > 'n' bright and sharp. > > I've found less and less love for manual zooms since getting my K10D, > though. Why? Because I like to use SR for most of my hand-held stuff > (especially at long zooms, where it is actually quite useful) and > since this is a manual zoom, I either have to pick a zoom length, > stick with it, and set the SR accordingly - or just not use SR (or > accept that it's a compromise). > > Frankly, it's more trouble than it's worth and I don't do that much > telephoto work anymore. It's on my stack of "I'll probably be getting > rid of this lens" lenses (which is, admittedly, a stack that rarely > actually goes down in size). > > What have others done with their ueber-zooms which are not auto > focus? Do you still use them, and if so what do you do (if anything) > about that pesky "zoom length" setting for the SR? > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - [email protected] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
