The variable aperture isn't too much of a problem if you shoot with aperture priority and set it at 5.6 or smaller. Or shoot with shutter priority and set it at a speed where you can be sure you won't run out of aperture. It's not ideal. I'm looking forward to the new DA* 60-200, but it works. And more importantly, the optics are quite good. The hood seems to do its job. It's size doesn't bother me. I certainly wouldn't want a smaller hood for a lens with 200 mm reach. Paul On Sep 21, 2006, at 11:02 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> OPh, I just thought of something else I didn't like - actually, two > things. > That crappy plastic hood is too big. I brought along a nice, smaller > screw-in hood that's considerably "tighter" and which did a great > job on > the 50-200. The variable aperture is annoying, and I guess I'd > have to > learn how to use a lens with that configuration. I don't know > enough about > how the exposure, aperture, and shutter speed are adjusted as the lens > moves through the focal range. > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Shel Belinkoff > >> I wish I had a lot of great news to report, but I was only able to >> use the >> lens for a short while. The owner of the lens had to head home >> before I >> could really give it a workout. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
