I once owned a SMC-M* 300mm f/4.0 and later sold it to buy a SMC-K 200mm
f/2.5, which I think is more useful for my purposes.
However, I do miss not having the SMC-M* 300mm. The lens produced photos
with great color rendition and sharpness, not that the SMC-K 200mm is
a poor performer by any means, but I sometimes need more reach. I am
going to start looking for either an M* or A* 300mm, but was wondering
if anyone has compared these two lenses (I believe they probably perform
the same) to the SMC-K 300mm.
The K version always seems to sell for less, but if it performs comparable
to the M* or A*, this lens may be a better buy, even though it weights
more.
Thanks!
--
Jose R. Rodriguez
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Austin, TX
---- Dave Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all;
>
> I recently purchased a 300f4.0 (k) lens from KEH. After having lost
> several
> Ebay auctions, I just couldn't get the bad taste out of my mouth any
> other
> way! Argghhh! That 300m* on Ebay just did not find its way into my
> collection. I will be receiving my 300f4.0 in a few days and was wondering:
>
> 1. According to Boz's site, the optical formula is 7 elements in 5
> groups
> while all the subsequent 300 lenses were 7-8 or 7-9. What specifically
> would more elements correct? Chromatic abberation? Pincushion? I
> am going
> to put the lens through some tests and thought I might look rather
> closely
> at what pentax thought was its shortcomings.
>
> 2. Should I expect a tripod mount with this particular lens?
>
> 3. I could not find any specific info and the smc tak version to compare
> it
> to, but have seen the positive reviews it gathered a few weeks ago
> on this
> list. Would this be one of the kmounts which is essentially a redone
> screwmount lens?
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.
>
>
> thanks much
>
> dave
>
>
>
>
>
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