I have and am pleased with the Pentax FA 80mm f4.5-320mm f5.6, and the price is very decent. Maris kpp@mailbox.gr wrote: > hi all! it is high time to prepear for my christmass present to > myself, which is gonna be a long zoom (70-300) for my Pentax > > i know that this kind of query has surfaced again, and there will be > people that exorcise the sigma brand,( i do remember your remarks), > but i got to do it > > i have considered purchasing one of these... > > Pentax SMC FA 80 - 320mm f/4.5 - 5.6 > http://www.pentax.com/products/lenses/lensemodel.cfm?lensetype=35mm&lensemodel=FA%2DZoom# > Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro Super > http://www.sigmaphoto.com/html/pages/70_300_ams2.htm > Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DL Macro Super > http://www.sigmaphoto.com/html/pages/70_300_ms2.htm > AF75-300mm F/4-5.6 LD Macro > http://www.tamron.com/35mm/35mm_af/a75300.htm > AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 LD 1:2 Macro > http://www.tamron.com/35mm/35mm_af/a70300_macro.htm > > sort of, i have understood the lenses' features but what the > following passage on the atmron features means? > "The lens also features special effects such as the capability to > provide beautifully blurred backgrounds to highlight the main subject > in protraiture, or "compression effects" that make the most of the > telephoto lens" > > and how about the tokina brand? does it measure up to tamron? i am > talking specificaly about the Tokina 80-200mm f/2.8 AT-X 828 AF PRO > lens > http://www.thkphoto.com/products/tokina/afl-05b.html > which stressed my money to be sent budget to the max...
