Good information. Thanks, Toine. Jack
--- On Sun, 7/13/08, Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: DA 55-300 LBA > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 1:25 PM > I sold my 80-320 to finance this lba. My only problem with > the 80-320 > was lens creep while walking. Corner sharpness is a little > better on > the 80-320 which isn't a surprise for a FA lens. > Contrast and image > quality at 300 is better with the 55-300. At the wide end > the 80-320 > has very good image quality, maybe the best of the two. > > > > On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Jack Davis > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Toine, > > I'd love to see a comparison between the 80~320 > and the 55-300. Especially at 300mm. Have you considered > such? > > I have the 80~320, also, and find there are occasions > when it produces surprisingly good images. Those occasions > are when on a tripod and in good light. > > > > Jack > > > > > > --- On Sun, 7/13/08, Toine > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: DA 55-300 LBA > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > <pdml@pdml.net> > >> Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 10:56 AM > >> Thanks, my plan is to use it a lot. > >> > >> On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Jack Davis > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > Exceptionally well presented. Very nice > performing > >> lens. > >> > Looks like you made a good move, Toine! > >> > > >> > Jack > >> > > >> > > >> > --- On Sun, 7/13/08, Toine > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> From: Toine > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> Subject: DA 55-300 LBA > >> >> To: pdml@pdml.net > >> >> Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 10:37 AM > >> >> After a small price drop I couldn't > resist the > >> new > >> >> 55-300 any longer. > >> >> A very nice lens. Lots of plastic > fantastic but it > >> feels > >> >> well build. > >> >> The lens doesn't creep like the > 80-320. The > >> 16-45 feels > >> >> cheaper. > >> >> Image quality is very good. Corner > sharpness could > >> improve > >> >> a little. > >> >> The MTF program line wants 5.6 @ 55mm > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] The results at these > apertures are > >> excellent > >> >> and most > >> >> suprising 300 mm is very good at f8 even > at 1.2 > >> mm, it > >> >> doubles as a > >> >> nice macro lens. Didn't try wide > open. > >> >> Sometimes a little CA and if visible > repairable in > >> >> lightroom. Purple > >> >> fringing is allmost non existing. The > 16-45 has > >> much more > >> >> CA and > >> >> purple fringing problems. > >> >> It comes with a nice hood and pouch. > >> >> > >> >> http://www.repiuk.nl/peso > >> >> Click on the image for a larger version > >> >> > >> >> Toine > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> 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. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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. > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
