Re: 28-70 2.8. Which one to buy?

2002-03-14 Thread MPozzi
Dear Alexandre, I only have experience with the Sigma EX 28-70/2.8 anc i can say also that my expectations were far exceeded by the performance of this lens. Even though, after having owned a consumer sigma 80-200, I was very dissapointed in its build quality(it fell apart in my hands and

Vs: 28-70 2.8. Which one to buy?

2002-03-14 Thread Raimo Korhonen
2.8. Which one to buy? Hello all, I would like to by a 28-70 2.8 lens and don't know what is better. The Pentax 28-70 2.8 is out of question because it is too expensive for me. So I am considering the Sigma 28-70 2.8 EX ASP and Tokina 28-70 2.6-2.8 Pro II or Sigma 24-70 2.8 EX Which one

28-70 2.8. Which one to buy?

2002-03-13 Thread Alexandre A. P. Suaide
Hello all, I would like to by a 28-70 2.8 lens and don't know what is better. The Pentax 28-70 2.8 is out of question because it is too expensive for me. So I am considering the Sigma 28-70 2.8 EX ASP and Tokina 28-70 2.6-2.8 Pro II or Sigma 24-70 2.8 EX Which one is better (less distortions,

Re: 28-70 2.8. Which one to buy?

2002-03-13 Thread Bruce Dayton
Alexandre, Tough call. My wisdom and experience puts the Tokina as the best choice. There are many aspects to a lens. Sigma generally seems to get sharpness pretty good, but has problems in other areas (build quality, compatibility). I have the ATX Tokina Pro II that you mentioned and have

Re: 28-70 2.8. Which one to buy?

2002-03-13 Thread LM
a beautiful star effect. So far it has exceeded my expectations. Luis - Original Message - From: Alexandre A. P. Suaide [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 6:11 PM Subject: 28-70 2.8. Which one to buy? Hello all, I would like to by a 28

Re: 28-70 2.8. Which one to buy?

2002-03-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Alexandre A. P. Suaide [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I would like to by a 28-70 2.8 lens and don't know what is better. The Pentax 28-70 2.8 is out of question because it is too expensive for me. So I am considering the Sigma 28-70 2.8 EX ASP and Tokina 28-70 2.6-2.8 Pro II or Sigma

Re: 28-70 2.8. Which one to buy?

2002-03-13 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Hello Alex, I don't have experience with the Sigmas, and I also don't have the specific Tokina you mentioned. What I have is Tokina AT-X270 Pro (28-70/2.8), which is really good. The best thing I found with Tokina is its build quality. And if you use MF cameras, Tokina is even better than