Beercan versus the Big Beercan

Hi all,

I have read up some on the Big Beercan, but I guess its mainly said to be a bigger version of the other, longer range, and heavier of course. Does anyone see any plus or minus between Big and Medium Beercan? I say Medium cause there is also a Baby Beercan! Anyone like the Baby Beercan?

BBRoberts

I've never owned one, but there are a lot of loyal users of the 75-300mm f/4.5. It (like the other two mentioned) seems to have its limitations, but can give great photos. I do own the other two and think they are great values. THE beercan (70-210mm f/4) has given me some of my best shots. I prefer to keep it closer to 150mm rather than at full zoom. The 35-70mm f/4 also is a nice, lower light lens that can be found for <$75. I have found that the 28-75mm f/2.8, though it costs more (can be had for ~$350), better suits my needs.

Bottom line - all three are real values if you work within their limitations and the difference is the price, range and weight. Only you can decide.

TF

Somebody just did a comparison between beercan, big beercan and new 70-400G (and a Minolta 75-300).
Somewhere in the responses I read there that the big beer can is sharper than the beercan @ 200 mm.
You can see the pictures yourself at (and read about them):
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...hread=32564186

IMO, that they are even comparing the beercan (~$200) and the BBC (~$250???) to a $1600 70-400G lens tells the story. Generally the comparison is with the 70-300G at 'only' $850. - TF

Yup, somewhat interesting but that little discussion makes me wonder if the Beercan works better at 8 or 10 megapixels, since it seems to indicate 10 was the limit. I read somewhere else that some said 10 was about the limit for the Beercan.

BBR

I know that this thread is almost a month old, but I could not help wondering why the Big Beercan seems to sell so well on Ebay, ETC.

I have owned the Beercan for a while now, and am very impressed with the performance on my film bodies and my Sony A200. Sure, sometimes some CA crops up, but not really often.

So, when I came across a great deal on the 75-300 big brother for a very reasonable price, I checked it out and bought it. I do have 10 days to return the lens if I am not satisfied.

The following photos were shot today using the A200. I will be shooting some more film in the next couple of weeks. This is not a formal test, just having fun with my camera.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40577299@N04/3882173267/" title="R T Hummingbird 001 by PWhite214, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3882173267_599db24bf5.jpg" width="500" height="403" alt="R T Hummingbird 001" /></a>


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40577299@N04/3882971540/" title="R T Hummingbird 002 by PWhite214, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3882971540_50dc806b74.jpg" width="500" height="403" alt="R T Hummingbird 002" /></a>

Phil

I shot a lot more this morning in my backyard, you are welcome to have a look.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4057729...7622104187683/

I would recommend this lens to anyone. Just make sure you have a tryout period on any used equipment.

Phil