Re: F verses FA lenses
I had the FA*300/f4.5 and switched to the F*300/f4.5 for the following reasons: 1.) the hood of the F* is built-in, while the hood of the FA* is not built-in and too large for my taste 2.) The F* has a removable triopod mount, the FA* has not 3.) The F* has slightly better build quality nad is less easily scratched 4.) The F* offers slightly better manual focus feel (one of the very best on AF lenses9 The optics is the same, of course.. The only disadvantage of the F* is that you need not only to push/pull a ring on the lens to switch from AF to MF, but you also need to operate the switch of the camera. Arnold Butch Black schrieb: What are the differences between F and FA lenses? I checked on Boz's site and when there were both an F and FA variant they seem to have the same optical formula. I'm particularly interested in the difference in the F*300/4.5 verses the FA*300/4.5. I know that the F* has a tripod mount that the FA* doesn't. What I found interesting is that the FA* has a smaller diameter body of the same length as the F* but is 55 grams lighter. Also, I take it that the F* is less common then the FA* on the used market. BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Damien)
Re: F verses FA lenses
I bought my F*300/f4.5 for 422 Euros at Ebay Germany, and I sold my FA*300/f4.5 for 405 Euros - so I would say that there may be a price difference, but only a small one. With the exchange being as it is at the moment, $460 would have been very near to what I paid. However, the F* turns up less frequently. Arnold Butch Black schrieb: Next question; How does the used pricing differ between the F*300/4.5 and the FA*300/4.5? I'm using KEH as a guide for prices. They list FA* in excellent condition at $400. I just let an F* pass on E-Bay because it went over that (sold for $460 I believe). Are the F*'s more expensive then the FA*'s? if so by how much? BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Damien)
Re: F verses FA lenses
Arnold Stark schrieb: I bought my F*300/f4.5 for 422 Euros at Ebay Germany, and I sold my FA*300/f4.5 for 405 Euros - so I would say that there may be a price difference, but only a small one. With the exchange being as it is at the moment, $460 would have been very near to what I paid. However, the F* turns up less frequently. 422 ? Well, that's not expensive. I payed 450,- for mine, I also saw them go for almost 600,- earlier. But I totally agree with Arnold - it's a great lens and I love it... The contrast, the contrast I used a Sigma 5,6/400 mirror-lens before, no way to compare... (Probably, I'll sell this one...) Thomas
