I am currently selling all my Pentax gear. I have been hanging on to my
Tonkina AT-X 300 2.8 just in case I decided to get an IST-D, but I have gone
the Nikon route
If you are interested drop me an E-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and I can
give you any details. If not it will be on E-bay som
Now that I'm in a position to purchase a couple of REALLY nice lenses, I'm
not finding any for sale!
Looking for something along the lines of a 300/2.8 or 400/4.
AF/MF is of second importance to quality and speed.
Where should I look? Any suggestions?
Tried KEH, Adorama, B+H, a general internet sea
psvn> for a couple years ago. You'd think they'd be more in demand, what with DSLRs
psvn> giving you a free 1.5X multiplier (600/4.0 before adding a teleconverter).
That's a good price, it seems. Low demand is probably because there
are no Adaptalls that provide metering for Nikon owners, and ther
Thanks everyone for all the good tips!
My eyes and ears are open.
Don
> -Original Message-
> From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 5:20 PM
> To: PDML
> Subject: Long, Fast Glass-Where to Buy?
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> Now that I'm in a position to purchase a cou
going to have to keep looking and looking. you'll be looking for the *
lenses. they are rare and go fast, not to mention pricey. both lenses you
mention in AF mount will be a couple of thousand in good shape. MF won't be
much cheaper. the 500/4.5 is too hard to deal with for wildlife if it is the
m
My suggestion is to look for a Tamron 300/2.8 or 400/4.0 (adaptall) since you don't
need AF. I have a 300/2.8 AF version (same glass as the MF version) that I was
extremely lucky to find at a local dealer. Generally they show up on ebay at decent
prices. This is a link to a current auction:
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