I have an 20 years (or so) old (but hardly ever used) Tokina SD 400 mm lens with Pentax mount. Now I'm thinking of buying a Pentax camera, preferably the K20D, to attach the lens to. I realize I don't will be able to use the auto focus on the camera while the old lens is attached?
I also have a Canon S3 IS super-zoom camera (with a 1,5x tele converter). I use it very often and I am very pleased with it, but have no trouble admitting it is not really up DSLRs regarding image quality.
Now the question is: Will the image quality of the combo Tokina SD 400 mm/Pentax K20D outperform the Canon S3 IS by a considerable margin or just marginally, perhaps not at all? I realize a Pentax K20D with a new Pentax lens will be a different beast, but...
I also have a Canon S3 IS super-zoom camera (with a 1,5x tele converter). I use it very often and I am very pleased with it, but have no trouble admitting it is not really up DSLRs regarding image quality.
Now the question is: Will the image quality of the combo Tokina SD 400 mm/Pentax K20D outperform the Canon S3 IS by a considerable margin or just marginally, perhaps not at all? I realize a Pentax K20D with a new Pentax lens will be a different beast, but...