Originally Posted by SylBer 
I started at 230. If I look at it the other way around, I could assume that I buy 10mm for every pound I loose. Thus, 30 pounds is equal to 300mm. I just love math!
Seriously, what type of photography is the DA200 appropriate for?
With f/2.8 available at 200mm, you can create some beautiful images - "far"
portraits of people, nice flora shots, even some birding/deer/bugs with nice
deep bokeh. It's good for youth sports also.
The DA* 200 is sharp enough wide open that you could shoot at f/2.8 all day
long and have nothing but keepers. The DOF will be shallower at close-range
subjects, but still more than usable.
I bought a Tamron 70-200 2.8, and I've noticed that most of the shots I take
with it - by a wide margin - are at 200mm. makes me wonder if I should have
bought the DA* 200 2.8 instead.
So, look forward to taking shots like this, but maybe even with better IQ
than the Tammy can muster:
