Hi All! I've been using a Tamron 70-300 f/4-5.6, but now I am thinking about replacing it with a better quality lens. Recently, the limitations of this lens appear in the images a bit too often.
Pentax 80-200/2.8 appears to be out of my budget (unless some kind soul would sell it to me at some mid-triple-digit price). :-) So, I am currently looking at Tokina AT-X 828 AF PRO (80-200, f/2.8) It is still expensive (~$610-$60~=$550), but ... Does anybody have experience with this lens? Has anybody used it with *ist DS/D? Are there any comparative tests online? (I tried to find, but couldn't so far) Also, - I see that there is a $60 rebate for this lens. Usually this means that the price should go down soon, most often due to a new lens coming on the market. Has the been any talks of Tokina going to bring out new lenses, maybe in a "digital" line? Related suggestions are greatly appreciated (am I overlooking other alternatives?). Thanks in advance, Igor
