Re: sigma 300 f4 tele apo macro vs. Pentax A* 300 f4

[Mark Cassino]

I don't know about the quality of the Sigma. I have the A* 300 f4 and it seems to be a sharp lens, though I have not used it much. One things about the older Pentax is that the minimum focusing distance is pretty limited at a little less than 4 meters. I frequently find myself closer than this at this focal length.

With my Tokina 400 heading into the shop, I did some experiments with the A* 300 f4 and a Sigma 1.4x teleconverter. Subjectively, it looks to be a good combination and I might test drive it this afternoon.

- MCC


At 11:48 AM 3/23/01 +0100, you wrote:

Hi,

anybody know what the quality of the new sigma 300 or 400 tele apo macros
is, especially
compared to the Pentax 300 f4 and 400 f5.6 lenses.

Will a Pentax 1.4S teleconverter work on the sigma lenses?

Anybody how can help me choose a versatile telelens, I'm not sure if 300 or
400mm is the
better choice.


bye,

Frank

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