Originally posted by richard64 It would be good to see a shootout between them. I have the A70~210 and I can concur with the others who have recommended it. If the viv is better then I cannot imagine it is by much.
Richard
Richard
Since we can't get together easily, I propose a challenge of some sort.
the rules are as follows;
One of us proposes a subject, - pets, flowers birds etc. each in sequence, and takes a shot that they feel demonstrates the qualities of the lens, and the other has to shoot under the same conditions (or as close as possible) and we judge based upon the full frame (but resized to post) plus 2 ~10%crops, one center one corner.
I suggest either 6 or 10MP camera as I have an *istD and K10D.
Propose with and without flash if you can do it.
Propose min, max and middle focal length and a similar mix of subject distances, plus macro
I'll even let you pick first. and of course, we should, if you want to go ahead, run this as a new thread. May the best lens win