The best bang for the buck in a something-to-300 zoom
is the Pentax F 70-210/4-5.6, and a pair of feet.
Second best is, I think, is one of the FA 70-200 or 80-200 zooms, I
forget which one, accompanied again by a pair of feet.
The A* 200/4 Macro and AF 1.7X Adapter makes a pretty good
200-340/f4-6.3 semi-zoom.
Another good option is the M 135/3.5 and F* 300/4.5.
As you can tell, I don't have much use for cheap something-to-300
zooms, which I believe have diluted the equipment money of many a poor
soul who expected much better than they got.
The newest list on PDML will be "the seven focal lengths you use the
most on your something-to-300 zoom".
Let's see, mine would be 82.4mm, 119.86mm, 142.423mm, 174.9984mm,
237.48267mm, and 284.1236547mm. Hmmm... that's only six. Oh well.
Maybe I should have bought a 50/1.4 and 135/2.8 and a 2x teleconverter
instead, which would result in:
50/1.4,
100/2.8,
135/2.8, and
270/5.6
...probably all focal lengths being functionally better (and faster!)
than any cheap something-to-300 zoom. Add an extension tube and I'd
even have a Macro lens in the kit.
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Happy Trails,
Texdance
http://members.fortunecity.com/texdance
http://members1.clubphoto.com/john8202
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