thanks Igor. i'd like something longer than 300 and yes i am willing to lug a tripod. reassuring to know that it is well-built and i hope the purple fringing is manageable in post, you didn't seem to be unduly worried about it...
On Fri, 18 May 2018 10:31:36 -0400 (EDT) Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > Subash, > > I am sure some people will respond with more detail. But I thought > I'd offer the little bit I know about this lens. > Some 12-14 years ago, when I was looking for a fast 300-ish, I also > considered FA* 400 available from a local photographer through > Craigslist. I met him in a shopping area parking lot, and tried this > lens on my camera for some 20 minutes > (I don't remember, it was probably *ist DS, or maybe it was already > K-7). > > After this speed-dating, I liked this lens. I would probably buy it > now. But at that point, it was not what I needed (a bit too long, and > not fast enough for my needs). > > It's well built. > You definitely need a good tripod/monopod with it, but you know that. > > I do not remember if it was one of the lenses that was yielding some > purple fringing on digital bodies. Either I was not concerned much > about it, or it was not there (or it was very mild). > > Igor > > > > Subash Jeyan Fri, 18 May 2018 07:10:04 -0700 wrote: > > i recently used for 4 days the FA* 300/4.5 of a friend and liked it > quite a bit. i've been looking at buying (may be, perhaps) the FA* 400 > and would love to hear perspectives/opinions of those who have used > it: the IQ, how it handles, etc... > > > the only source for them is of course Ebay, mostly from > Korean/Japanese sellers. i am a little wary of buying the DA* 300 > because of the SDM problems... > > i can buy the DFA 150-450 but it is prohibitively expensive here. for > the price, i can buy a nikon d7200 and the nikkor 200-500/5.6...., > which is another option... > > thanks for your inputs. appreciate them. > > ~subash > -- 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.
