So I am the fourth. Constant good results troughout the range. And good bokeh, for nearby objects, too - see my july pug entry http://pug.komkon.org/03jul/green.html
Regards Bernd -------------------original message------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:01:22 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?P=E5l_Jensen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Newbie Questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Raimo wrote: A 4.5/80-200 SMC-M Pentax would fit your needs very well - if you can find one. Very sharp and contrasty (mine was sharper than 4/200 SMC-M Pentax that I had before it). Not expensive. REPLY: You're the second, if not the third, who claims the M 80-200/4.5 is better than the M 200/4. The M zoom represent the first generation of Pentax zooms that really took off saleswise. Almost certainly because it was quite good. The M zooms is not at all a shabby lens optically. Recommended as a budget zoom. Pål