Thanks PJ. I alreay got the M* 300 F4. It's a wonderful lens. But I want AF :-)
Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 3, 2011 19:22 "P. J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 4/3/2011 5:32 AM, Jens wrote: > > Hi list > > Opinions wanted. > > I have been wanting a long telphoto lens for some time. For > > supplementing my FA 2.8 80-200mm. > > > > Looking at ebay I can chose from two excellent lenses: > > Sigma EX 100-300mm F4 ( perhaps 600-800 Euros)- not DG but for full > > frame (still got many film SLR's). > > Pentax DA 300mm F4 (offered to me for 750 Euros) - digital only > > (APS-C). > > > > I am leaning towards the Sigma lens because of the zoom, I guess > > I'll use this one more often. Is the Pentax DA lens so much better, > > that I should forget about the zooming options? > > Actually there's a FA 300mm F4.5 too - but I dont know anything > > about this lens. > > Does anyone know anything about the FA? I guess the price will be > > almost the same - apr. 1000 USD. > > > > And there's (always) the SMC F 300mm F4 too - but currently one is > > for sale (BIN) for 1200 Euros (close to 1800 USD, which is too steep > > for me). > > I don't think there is a F 300mm 4.0. The F version of the FA 300mm > 4.5 > however shares the same optical design and has a built in tripod mount > that the FA lacks. I've never used one but there was much love for > that > lens in either iteration on the list a few years back, BD. > > You might also look for a SMC A* or M* f4.0. They're almost > affordable > when compared to their auto-focus brethren. The A* is particularly > nice > paired with a AF 1.7x adapter. The M is almost as good as you'll > probably be shooting wide open a lot and lack of automation won't > matter > too much. > > > Thanks > > Jens > > > > > > > > > -- > Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering > Kaboom! > > --Marvin the Martian. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
