This Vivitar 400/5.6 ain`t bad either: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3000357347&category=3342 Can be got for under $200 in M42 mount. It`s got pretty good multi coatings, and has auto aperture. I wouldn`t drop it too far though. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California "Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film."
Paul wrote: > If you're itching to go long on a budget, there are many cheap 400/5.6, > 400/6.3, and 500/8 lenses. Your best choices in a cheap but semi-fast 500 > are screwmounts. The two that come to mind are the Takumar 500/4.5, and the > Meyer Orestegor or Prakticar 500/5.6 preset at > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3000398063&category=4687 > with an M42 adapter > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3000960897&category=30059
