Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go?

It seems in the past there was a plethora of fast(er) 70/80-200/210 lenses available. The Vivitar 2.8/4 or 3.5, the Pentax A 4.0, etc. All of the new AF lenses seem to be slow, 4-5.6 or slower and variable aperture or the other extreme, faster 2.8 constant and very, very expensive. Does anyone kno

Re: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go?

- Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" Subject: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go? Where'd all the "middle of the road" stuff go? To Hell, along with the rest of the photographic industry. The trend was started by Pentax with the Zoom 70, and it

Re: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go?

They morphed into 80-200/2.8s. The range dropped and optics were made nicer. Price can be attractive as well. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net

Re: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go?

Don, I don't know what your price range is. The excellent (emphasis) Sigma EX AF 70-200 f2.8 can be had for $500+ used, but you may need to search for one for a while. Keep in mind that at 210 mm., your SMC F 70-210 is very sharp wide open -- if you can solve the focusing problem. I assume you

RE: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go?

essage- > From: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:34 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go? > > > They morphed into 80-200/2.8s. > The range dropped and optics wer

RE: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go?

the range I'm looking for, I'll keep my eyes open, thanks. Don > -Original Message- > From: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 10:43 AM > To: pdml > Subject: Re: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go? > >

Re: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go?

"Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It seems in the past there was a plethora of fast(er) >70/80-200/210 lenses available. >The Vivitar 2.8/4 or 3.5, the Pentax A 4.0, etc. >All of the new AF lenses seem to be slow, 4-5.6 or slower >and variable aperture or the other extreme, faster 2.8 c

Re: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go?

Something to consider about the Sigma is its 82mm filter thread. Apparently, the discontinued Tokina ATX with the same focal lengths uses 77mm filters. Rumor has it the optical quality is roughly the on both lenses (I can't offer any first-hand experience on this). t On 12/22/04 13:36, Mark Robe

RE: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go?

Re: Sigma EX AF 70-200 f2.8 "That's funny, I'd heard that the Sigma had bad edge sharpness and light fall off issues. Apparently not true?" Don, all I have noticed from mine is excellent, sharp images, consistently so. If you are using it on the D you will not be using the edges anyway. Joe

RE: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go?

Thanks Joe. Don > -Original Message- > From: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 11:59 AM > To: pdml > Subject: RE: Fast 70-210 Lenses, where'd they all go? > > > Re: Sigma EX AF 70-200 f2.8 > > "That&#