Re: Tokina 150-500 f5.6 ATX

2002-05-14 Thread Ryan K. Brooks

Is this the same lens as the one Photodo rates a "2"? Or is this a newer
version?


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Subject: Re: Tokina 150-500 f5.6 ATX


> Hi,
>
> Sorry, the only lens I can compare it to is my Tokina
> 300mm zoom.
>
> Ryan
>
>
> >Have you had a chance to compare it to the Sigma
> 50-500 which seems to
> get
> >good marks?
> >
> >-Ryan
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Re: Tokina 150-500 f5.6 ATX

2002-05-14 Thread Ryan Charron

Hi,

Sorry, the only lens I can compare it to is my Tokina
300mm zoom.

Ryan


>Have you had a chance to compare it to the Sigma
50-500 which seems to 
get
>good marks?
>
>-Ryan
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Re: Tokina 150-500 f5.6 ATX

2002-05-14 Thread Ryan Charron

Hello To All,

Here are my thoughts on my new lens. Of course it's
built like a tank which is normal for Tokina 's ATX
line. I was surprised that it has a built in lens
hood!
Very Nice indeed.
I finally got a chance to do some testing of it's
optical performance. I would say that wide open at
500mm, it's not as sharp as my Tokina 100-300 f4 ATX
lens at 300mm f4, but if you stop it down to f8 it's
alot better and f11 is very sharp.
So, I'm quite pleased with it and it's not as heavy as
I expected it to be. It's ONLY 4.8 pounds, that's all.
But seriously, it balances quite well with my PZ1p.
It's one of the largest/longest telephoto zooms you
can still handhold with faster films. So, bottom line,
I'm quite happy with it, It's no Pentax 600mm 5.6, but
then again, I didn't empty all the bank accounts
either to buy it.

A Felow Pentaxian,
Ryan  
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