David, Darn, I wish you would compare the two 300's. I am still trying to decide between them. For me, the close focusing is really the big issue. I believe the old 300 is sharp enough, but I'm not sure if taking a tube on and off is going to be too much of a hindrance (would be used during some wedding work - usually faster paced). I am very glad to hear that the lens is sharp. Do you have any idea if the bokeh is good?
Thanks, Bruce Dayton Saturday, March 16, 2002, 9:44:38 PM, you wrote: DAM> Hi all, DAM> Today I picked up my film from the "other half" of my 300mm lens DAM> comparison. DAM> From studying the slides using a 10x loupe I've found that the DAM> Pentax 67 300mm f/4 Takumar lens is almost as sharp as the A*300/4. DAM> There's not a huge amount of difference but it is noticeable on the DAM> finer details. Where the 67 lens wins is that it has an image circle DAM> four times as big... which brings me to the next part of the DAM> comparison. DAM> The 6x7 lens captures MUCH more detail than the SMCP 135mm f/2.5 DAM> lens, which is the closest I could come to the same coverage. DAM> I am seriously impressed with this old tank :) I would love to try DAM> the new ED/IF 67 lens to see how it compares. But I've got better DAM> things to spend that much money on. 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 .
