Re: Pentax FA 80-320 vs F100-300 etc

2005-03-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 11, 2005, at 5:11 PM, John Forbes wrote: Do you only go over for the TT? I must confess I try to avoid it because they keep closing all the roads. If you go any other time we could try for the world's smallest PDML gathering. I usually go over to visit about the time of the Manx GP at th

Re: Pentax FA 80-320 vs F100-300 etc

2005-03-11 Thread John Forbes
Do you only go over for the TT? I must confess I try to avoid it because they keep closing all the roads. If you go any other time we could try for the world's smallest PDML gathering. John PS: To make an easy living, get yourself elected to the House of Keys. Apparently there ARE two ho

Re: Pentax FA 80-320 vs F100-300 etc

2005-03-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 11, 2005, at 2:34 PM, John Forbes wrote: Are you a regular visitor to the IOM? My parents live there, and I go over frequently. If you need a source of local knowledge, feel free to ask. Thanks John. I'm over there about every year, been doing that for almost 8 years now. I have several

Re: Pentax FA 80-320 vs F100-300 etc

2005-03-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 11, 2005, at 1:16 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: All joking aside, the 80-200/f2.8 is an excellent workhorse lens for motorsport photography - it even works pretty well with a 1.4x TC for those occasions where you want the extra length. Indeed. I used the 8

Re: Pentax FA 80-320 vs F100-300 etc

2005-03-11 Thread John Forbes
Godfrey, Are you a regular visitor to the IOM? My parents live there, and I go over frequently. If you need a source of local knowledge, feel free to ask. John On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:27:17 -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mar 11, 2005, at 10:49 AM, John Francis wrote:

Re: Pentax FA 80-320 vs F100-300 etc

2005-03-11 Thread Mark Roberts
"John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >All joking aside, the 80-200/f2.8 is an excellent workhorse lens for >motorsport photography - it even works pretty well with a 1.4x TC for >those occasions where you want the extra length. Indeed. I used the 80-200/2.8 (with and without 1.4x TC) for mos

Re: Pentax FA 80-320 vs F100-300 etc

2005-03-11 Thread John Francis
Godfrey DiGiorgi mused: > > My primary use for a zoom in this range is for racing on the Isle of > Man, where I found a 70-200 would have been just about perfect for the > sight lines I normally work with. Then what you need is the 80-200/2.8 :-) > A couple of things have caused me to re-thin

Re: Pentax FA 80-320 vs F100-300 etc

2005-03-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 11, 2005, at 10:49 AM, John Francis wrote: I've seen references to the 80-320 on DPReview and have seen some impressive pictures with it. How does it perform relative to the F100-300/4.5-5.6 that I've also seen? And compared to the A-70-210/4? I bought the 100-300 (along with the 28-105) whe