David, I immediately bought the extension tube set when I bought the body/lens. I found out the need because the store had a used 165 and I tried it out for portraits. I couldn't get just a head shot with it. They pulled out a used extension tube set and put the #1 on and suddenly I had the frame filling image I desired. I tried the other tubes and found that I had a cheap macro lens to boot. Sold me on the spot. I have already used it quite a bit.
I've got my eye out for one of the 300's. I would like to get the newer one, but we'll see. Brother Bruce Friday, March 01, 2002, 7:35:40 PM, you wrote: DAM> Aaron Reynolds wrote: >> Doesn't the new 300mm ED have a better minimum focus distance? I was >> shopping for a used 300mm before I bought the 75mm. DAM> The Takumar I have focuses down to 5 metres, or just under 17 feet, DAM> according to the scale on the lens barrel. DAM> The new ED one goes down to 2 metres (about 7 feet) according to a DAM> table JCO posted the other day. I would love to be able to focus DAM> that close but I wouldn't need to very often. Maybe I should keep my DAM> eye open for an extension tube set. DAM> Cheers, DAM> - Dave - 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 .
