I'd second what Carlos wrote below. I've had both 80-320 and 80-200/4.7-5.6 lenses. I found the adequate but both having PF issues with my digital cameras. The F 70-210 seems to be better than both in this department. In fact, I think that F 70-210 is the best lens among its peers unless you want constant aperture and fast speed.
Boris Carlos Royo wrote: > I have had several Pentax telezooms. The F 70-210 mm. 4-5.6 that some > other people recommended is a sharp lens and an excellent choice. I also > had the FA 80-320 mm. 4.5-5.6. It isn't as good as the F 70-210, but it > is a really good performer too. > > Now I have the FA* 80-200 mm. 2.8 and the F 80-200 mm. 4.7-5.6. If you > don't want to spend a lot of money, the F or FA 80-200 4.7-5.6 is > surprisingly good for a modest consumer zoom lens. It is very light and > small, doesn't change its length when zooming (it is an internal zoom > lens) and its minimum focus distance is 1.1 metres, and is optically > quite good, not as good the F 70-210 but on par with the FA 80-320. I > recommend the F version because it has a metal lens mount, not plastic > as the FA. > > Carlos > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
