Re: OT cars (was Re: Which Pentax is Pentax...)

2001-07-28 Thread Atvars_Karro
I bought Tamron 28-200 LD II Super (or smth like that). It works really fine, but I noticed quite significant vingetting at 28mm wide open. I've not tried it without lens hood yet, maybe the problem is there. One thing I don't like the most is very short move of the focus ring, when shooting in

OT cars (was Re: Which Pentax is Pentax...)

2001-07-27 Thread Atvars_Karro
Real pros drive medium or large format cars, you know :) Atvars On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Mark Roberts wrote: Anyone whose car cost more than $1700 isn't spending nearly as much on lenses as they might be... Unless you really need a pro car... :-) - --

Re: OT cars (was Re: Which Pentax is Pentax...)

2001-07-27 Thread Nenad Djurdjevic
the advantage of an SMC coating. I have a Pentax FA 28-200 and I am very happy with slides I have taken with it. I also owned the original Tamron 28-200 but sold it to buy the Pentax version (which is actually the second generation Tamron Super) mainly because of the better close focus distance. To my

Re: OT cars (was Re: Which Pentax is Pentax...)

2001-07-27 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Nenad Djurdjevic wrote: Getting back to the original thread: Artur wrote: I heard that 28-200 is actually made by Tamron and the quality of this lens is very poor. What exactly do you think is wrong with this lens? The Tamron 28-200 has been praised by many photography

Re: Which Pentax is Pentax..

2001-07-27 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: Nenad Djurdjevic [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT cars (was Re: Which Pentax is Pentax...) | Getting back to the original thread: | | Artur wrote: | | I heard that 28-200 is actually made by Tamron | and the quality of this lens | is very poor. | | What

Re: Which Pentax is Pentax? (Was: Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro)

2001-07-26 Thread Mark Roberts
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. quipped: John Francis commented: Mike Johnston observed: The quality of ALL 28-200mm zooms is poor. It's too extreme a range and the market demands a small size and low price. It's possible to design a GOOD 28-200, but it would be the size of a fast 400mm and cost as

Re: Which Pentax is Pentax? (Was: Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro)

2001-07-26 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Mark Roberts wrote: Anyone whose car cost more than $1700 isn't spending nearly as much on lenses as they might be... Unless you really need a pro car... :-) -- --- Juan J. Buhler | Sr. FX Animator

Which Pentax is Pentax? (Was: Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro)

2001-07-25 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Hi, Having read this thread, I finally came to a question. Why Pentax sells lenses with its logo on them, manufactured by others? I heard that 28-200 is actually made by Tamron - and the quality of this lens is very poor. Quality of lenses with the Soligor or Cosina logo on them is also usually

Re: Which Pentax is Pentax? (Was: Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro)

2001-07-25 Thread Bucky
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:29 AM Subject: Which Pentax is Pentax? (Was: Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro) Hi, Having read this thread, I finally came to a question. Why Pentax sells lenses with its logo on them, manufactured by others? I heard that 28-200

RE: Which Pentax is Pentax? (Was: Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro)

2001-07-25 Thread John Francis
Mike Johnston observed: The quality of ALL 28-200mm zooms is poor. It's too extreme a range and the market demands a small size and low price. It's possible to design a GOOD 28-200, but it would be the size of a fast 400mm and cost as much as a used car. Canon do a 35-350 variable-aperture

RE: Which Pentax is Pentax? (Was: Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro)

2001-07-25 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
John Francis commented: Mike Johnston observed: The quality of ALL 28-200mm zooms is poor. It's too extreme a range and the market demands a small size and low price. It's possible to design a GOOD 28-200, but it would be the size of a fast 400mm and cost as much as a used car. Canon do