>I found a used FA*300/4.5 at an incredible price. I know I've seen you
>speaking about this lens before (right?), do you have the F* or FA*? If the
>FA*, how often have you missed having a tripod mount on the lens? Having an
>AF TC is not really that important to me, the pz1p can't (at least
>according
>to the manual, tell me if I'm wrong) autofocus a f9 lens anyway.
I have the F*300/4.5 which is quite all right without the tripod collar when
used on Z-1p (but also depends on the tripod and tripod head too of course).
However, I would not recommend using it without the tripod collar when TCs
or extension tubes were used. There would be too much vibration to obtain
pin sharp pictures. Other than the tripod collar, built-in hood is another
reason to choose the F* rather than the FA*. However, with the F*, you have
to set both the lens and the body to MF mode in order to focus manually. For
the FA*, you only need to switch the lens only.
>I have little experience with Sigma, but what experience I do have is not
>good. I think I'll stick with Pentax. :)
I am not a big fan of Sigma too. I used to have a few Sigma lenses. My
biggest concern was built quality and flare control. Colour reproduction and
light fall off were not good either. However, I have used only a few Sigma
lenses only. There might be some much better Sigmas.
>I've considered these lenses as well, but for about the same amount of
>money
>I get AF, and a newer lens.
There's one (F*) on eBay for a few weeks already (from Henry's). I bought
one from them without any problem. Perhaps you can consider. They are in
Toronto.
>The reason that I'm asking is because I'd like to get some compact lenses
>for hiking so that I can have a wide variety of focal options without alot
>of bulk or weight.
The F*300/4.5 is quite compact. But it's a f4.5 lens.
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