From left to right:
SP 400/4, SP 80-200/2.8, SP 70-210 3.5-4, SP70-210 3.5-4 (2nd version), SP 300/5.6, 70-210 3.8-4, SP 90/2.5, SP 90/2.5, 24/2.5, 28/2.5, SP 2x (01F), 1.4x (140F).
All on a colorful blanket having fun with my new wireless flash (Metz 48).
And some brief opinions:
SP 400/4: Can be very sharp if you can keep it steady (the white thing behind it is a "door-handle hand rest"). Annoying blue fringing. Very heavy and bulky- have to take girlfriend as sherpa.
SP 80-200/2.8: Does everything it promises, contrasty and sharp. But also quite heavy. Its tripod collar fits the next 3 lenses in the row.
SP 70-210 3.5-4: Fun macro lens due to zoom (up to 1:2 at 210mm). But could be sharper.
SP 300/5.6: I think the quality of this lens is a myth or I have a bad copy. It is really not very sharp if not stopped down to F8. 300mm macro is rare but also very hard to use. Requires tripod and flash, and subjects which land right at the right spot.
70-210 3.8-4: This lens is a sleeper since it can be had for pennies. It is sharp and has high contrast even wide open. I got it as "bonus" with another lens but than used it quite a bit till recently when I got a Pentax 50-200mm.
SP 90/2.5: One of my favorite lenses, it goes everywhere my camera goes. Small and compact, sharp, excellent rendering (... images just look good).
I will post some pictures later, too:
The devil was done with the 80-200/2.8 at 200mm f2.8 at a cabaret show.
The toads are from the 90/2.5 at f5.6
the bluejay is with the 400/4 at f8
Last edited by chse; 05-24-2009 at 11:08 AM.