Re: Best choice of super-tele-zomm.

2010-09-15 Thread Adam Maas
Sigma 50-500, hands down. -Adam On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 4:48 AM, Jens wrote: > > I have an SMC FA* 2.8/80-200mm zoom lens, which is excellent. > Now I need to supplement my range with something like a 150-500mm zoom lens. > Before I search for a used lens I need to know what I should be looking

Re: Best choice of super-tele-zomm.

2010-09-15 Thread eckinator
2010/9/15 Adam Maas : > > Sigma 50-500, hands down. How do you zoom with your hands down, though? Cheers Ecke - Cameras don’t shoot people. Photographers shoot people. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_p

Re: Best choice of super-tele-zomm.

2010-09-15 Thread P. J. Alling
I should really read an entire post, (and this was short so I have no excuse), before I reply. Nevermind. On 9/15/2010 10:43 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: If you want a reasonably wide view on your K-7 and a lens that compliments the FA the only thing that fit's that I know of is the DA* 16-50mm

Re: Best choice of super-tele-zomm.

2010-09-15 Thread P. J. Alling
If you want a reasonably wide view on your K-7 and a lens that compliments the FA the only thing that fit's that I know of is the DA* 16-50mm f2.8 There will be a gap in your coverage but if you use primes there are lots of gaps which I do often and that doesn't bother me much.. Or you can s

Re: Best choice of super-tele-zomm.

2010-09-15 Thread Steven Desjardins
Sorry. I see you found it already. On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Did you note the other thread on the Sigma 170-500?  I don't know what > it costs but they have images. > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 4:48 AM, Jens wrote: >> >> I have an SMC FA* 2.8/80-200mm zoom lens,

Re: Best choice of super-tele-zomm.

2010-09-15 Thread Steven Desjardins
Did you note the other thread on the Sigma 170-500? I don't know what it costs but they have images. On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 4:48 AM, Jens wrote: > > I have an SMC FA* 2.8/80-200mm zoom lens, which is excellent. > Now I need to supplement my range with something like a 150-500mm zoom lens. > Bef

Best choice of super-tele-zomm.

2010-09-15 Thread Jens
I have an SMC FA* 2.8/80-200mm zoom lens, which is excellent. Now I need to supplement my range with something like a 150-500mm zoom lens. Before I search for a used lens I need to know what I should be looking for. I use K20 and K-7 bodies and I want pro quality images. My budget will be in the n