>I was contemplating getting a 300mm Lens. I use LX’s and MX’s so I >was thinking of getting a manual focus lens. There is an SMC M >300mm f4 on ebay right now that I was thinking of bidding on. I was >also thinking of getting a 2x tele-converter to use in conjunction with >it. I wanted to get some opinions on the variations of 300mm lenses >(excluding the the f2.8, too big and too expensive), what is the best >and how much do they go for? Is the A better then the M? Are they >compatible with a 2x converter and can you get good results with >that combination. >Also a 300mm sold on ebay a while back, it was listed as a >Greenstar, what is Greenstar?
IMO the best Pentax slow 300mm is the SMC PENTAX-F* 300/4.5 ED [IF] which comes with a tripod collar. This is the only one with tripod collar so far. If you plan to put a 2X TC on a 300mm without a tripod collar, the vibration might be too much to be useful. The current FA* is optically identical to the F* but without a tripod collar. regards, Alan Chan _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
