RE: Please suggest either the A70-210 f4 or the M80-200 f4.5 zoom

Hi BT, An additional point of consideration could be the minimum focussing distance. My SMC-M 80-200 has a minimum focussing distance of 1.6m. There seems to be a SMC-M 80-200 with a smaller minimum focus, but I have never seen one. 1m60 was not close enough in situations where I wanted to photogr

Re: Please suggest either the A70-210 f4 or the M80-200 f4.5 zoom

have a certain fondness for my M zoom. I had it for about 15 years. Any more suggestions would be appreciated. - Original Message - From: bt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 10:02 PM Subject: Please suggest either the A70-210 f4 or the

Re: Please suggest either the A70-210 f4 or the M80-200 f4.5 zoom

>I`m interested in either these two lenses. Has anyone compared the two >zooms? >How do they compare optically? > >Any other suggestions for zooms of this range would be much appreciated. I'd pick the SMC PENTAX-A 70-210/4 for its speed and 'A' setting. Another lens worth to consider is the T