I do have the F* 300mm ED(IF) & I love it & agree it is one of the best. It works well with the 1.4x-S converter, but it can be a pain to focus manually (f6.3). I'm a little spoiled by AF.
Perhaps I should look at the old Tamron SP f4 with a 1.4x, or bite the bullet and get the FA* 300mm f2.8 with the 2X-L converter... Pentax PLEASE make a 400mm f4 ED(IF)! Thanks for your help! Peter --- David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter Jansen wrote: > > > Does anyone have experience with the FA* 400mm > f5.6 ED > > (IF) lens (for 35mm)? How does the quality compare > to > > the FA* 300mm f4.5 ED (IF)? How about with the A > > 1.4X-S converter? > > I have the FA*400mm f/5.6 and the F*300mm f/4.5 > (optically identical to > the FA*). I haven't used either with a convertor so > I can't comment > about that. > > My sample of the 400mm isn't quite as sharp as I'd > like, although I may > be expecting a bit much. I want to do some more > testing before I start > drawing concrete conclusions. However it is > definitely sharper than the > manual focus Tokina SL 400mm f/5.6 that it replaced. > > The F*300mm f/4.5 is an incredible lens. If you > have the FA* 300mm > already I'd advise trying it with the TC, if AF is > not required. > > In fact, my 300mm is so much better than my 400 that > I've been giving a > little thought to selling the 400mm. If you're > interested, twist my arm > a bit and I'll shoot some sample slides for you, > while deciding whether > or not I really need to keep it. > > Cheers, > > - Dave > > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
