Fred, I will be curious to hear what you come up with. One of the main features I wanted was smaller size and lighter weight, and I believe this is one of the smaller 300mm lenses. I was planning on traveling with this lens, even though taking it goes against my travel light philosophy.
Geoff > > Also I think I heard the 300/4.5 was sharper wide open. I guess > > you gain sharpness by loosing a half stop. > > Geoff: > > I recently picked up an F* 300/4.5 in great shape, but I still > haven't gotten around to comparing it to the M*/A* 300/4. From what > I have heard here on the PDML, the 300/4.5 might indeed be sharper > wide open than the 300/4 wide open - time will tell. (And the > tripod mount on the F* is a real plus.) However, sometimes that > extra half-stop of light can be significant, especially when > hand-holding a 300mm lens in less than ideal light. And, the 300/4 > must be infinitely better at f/4 than the 300/4.5 would be at f/4, > right? <g> > > Fred > - > 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 . - 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 .
