Originally posted by normhead You really think it's going to be superior to the FA* 250-600. You might want to read a few reviews, it'll help you understand what the odds are. You can also get a FA 1000mmm for about that.
The 560 is a good idea gone wrong. How people compare it to other long lenses on the market is beyond me.
Pentax does have a past of great long lenses and should have revived those with some modernisation.
Then they could have made the 560 as it was intended, a budget lens. It now is a lens that, on paper, has worse attributes than any of the other long lenses by the competition. Sure, it weighs a little less than some, and it's not as expensive as some. But it sucks where it matters, speed and close focus distance.
What a chance lost for Pentax.