I suppose I should put the SMC 300/4 on my short list; I actually received it last year but returned it to the UK because I had ordered the 300/M. Now I want to consider only lenses with a tripod collar, which would exclude the SMC 300/4, I believe, but would include its M42 precursor, the Tak 300/4.
But if I'm gonna give up K mount autoaperture, it had better be for a world-class lens. The CZJ auto-Sonnar 300.4 is world class. The Tak? I dunno; I fear I'd always think, "I should have held out for a 300/4.5F." Come to think of it, with the cost of larger filters and hoods, maybe I should just get a 1.4XL-A teleconverter and use it with my 400/5.6 PKA and 200/2.5 SMC. How much brightness does a 1.4 TC cost you: half a stop? Paul Franklin Stregevsky 13 Selby Court Poolesville, Maryland 20837-2410 [EMAIL PROTECTED] H (301) 349-5243 - 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 .
