RE: Cheap zoom wide-angle

2001-02-09 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Eduardo The following values are from FotoMagazin tests. The Tokina zoom AT-X AF PRO 20-35mm is rated 8.6 (optics) And it's still very expensive (1000$). The Voigtlnder 19-35mm is rated the same, but cost just one quarter (250$). Sigma 17-35mm EX AF is rated 8.4 and costs 775$. Pentax

Re: Cheap zoom wide-angle

2001-02-09 Thread Eduardo Carone Costa JĂșnior
Thank you all for sharing your insights about this topic. You can be sure your thoughts will be taken into consideration when I finally place my order. As a inexperienced amateur I can only be glad for having the possibility some "online" lessons. Eduardo.

Re: Cheap zoom wide-angle

2001-02-09 Thread dosk
to be contaminated with a sender's (unknown usually) virus! Thanks for your consideration in this, Dosk - Original Message - From: "Eduardo Carone Costa Jnior" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 10:26 PM Subject: Re: Cheap zoom wide-angle Tha

Re: Cheap zoom wide-angle

2001-02-09 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 2/9/01 10:23:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thank you all for sharing your insights about this topic. You can be sure your thoughts will be taken into consideration when I finally place my order. For the Vivitar 17-28 f/4 zoom no doubt. Suda

Re: Cheap zoom wide-angle

2001-02-07 Thread John Francis
Harry Baughman wrote: i do own one of the tokina 19-35 af for my pz1p.shutter bug and pop photo reports give it a very good review. for anyone who can't afford the pro 20-35 zoom it is the lens to get. The (old, metal-bodied) Sigma 21-35 seems to be quite reasonable, too. -- John Francis

Re: Cheap zoom wide-angle

2001-02-07 Thread Alexandre A. P. Suaide
And about the sigma 17-35 F2.8/4 EX? Any comments? Alex John Francis wrote: Harry Baughman wrote: i do own one of the tokina 19-35 af for my pz1p.shutter bug and pop photo reports give it a very good review. for anyone who can't afford the pro 20-35 zoom it is the lens to get.

Re: Cheap zoom wide-angle

2001-02-07 Thread Bruce Dayton
. Haven't succombed to the zoom. Bruce Dayton Sacramento, CA - Original Message - From: "Alexandre A. P. Suaide" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 2:59 PM Subject: Re: Cheap zoom wide-angle And about the sigma 17-35 F2.8/4 EX? An

Re: Cheap zoom wide-angle

2001-02-07 Thread Peter Spiro
I own the Phoenix 19-35mm lens, and I am quite pleased with it. I find I use it quite a lot, and it represented excellent value. Build quality is probably not quite as solid as Tokina, but it is quite a bit lighter, which suits me; and build quality seems quite a bit more solid than Sigma or

Re: Cheap zoom wide-angle

2001-02-07 Thread SudaMafud
Vivitar 17-28mm f/4. Suda Mafud, A member of the http://www.Africana.com online community [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users'