I believe it is 10 feet. And yes a Pentax 300mm f2.8 is on my very short list, though getting Pentax 1.4XL& 2XL + the 1.7 AF converters can be another $400-600.
: ) Peter --- Paul Franklin Stregevsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter, > I'm sending you my collected comments on the Pentax > 400/5.6 PKA, 400/5.6 FA, > and Tamron 400/4. I used to own the 400/5.6 PKA and > found it very nice! I > sold it recently because I don't shoot enough over > 200mm. (My XR Rikenon > 300/4.5 is on Ebay right now for the same reason.) > From what I have read, > the FA is no sharper than the A was. It does, > however, focus closer (2 m vs. > 2.8 m). > > As I've stated here before, I think that most > serious shooters are better > served by a 300/2.8 and a set of 1.4X, 1.7X, and 2X > teleconverters. > > My second choice, based on all that I've read about > it, would be to get the > Tamron 400/4. You'll find the extra f-stop a joy to > use, 560mm is just a > 1.4X TC away, and the optics are second to none. > > Does anyone know how close the Tamron can focus? > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
