You want 300mm-class, close focus, and cheap, all at once? Try a Vivitar Series 1 200/3.0 (in M42) with an M42 adapter screwed into a 1.4X-S teleconverter. Close focus: 1.3 m. And at least a half-step better transmissivity than my Pentax SMC 200/2.5K.
Last evening, Geoff showed my his 300/4M*. Its cute size took my breath away. Here was a lens that would make my 11-year-old forget the 400/5.6 PKA that she has claimed as her own. I was all poised to shelve my plans to use a 1.4 TC on one of my 200s--especially when he coupled it to a 2X-S teleconverter! Talks about focal-length-to-size envy! But Fred is right: there are times that a close focus shot sneaks up on you. That's why, if I had to decide between my Kiron 105/2.8 macro over my Pentax SMC 105/2.8, I'd probably part with the Pentax (and may do so, soon). 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 .
