I have never given the weight/lack of tripod collar a second thought - even with an AF adapter mounted. Then again, I exclusivly use it with Pentax cameras with a METAL bayonet (which luckily applies to most of them). I have used it on the Super A, PZ-1, MZ-S and *ist D. I have had no problems, and I have got a lot of very nice and very sharp, high definition photographs. The M*4/300mm is one of my most used lenses.
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Stephen Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 17. november 2004 20:20 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: seeking recommendations for a good 300mm prime Amita -- I concur on the M*300/4 as a very nice hand-holdable long lens. I use it a lot at the races. My only gripe is that it's a heavy lens with no tripod collar, meaning I pretty much *have* to hand-hold. Puting that much unsupported weight on the camera's lens mount scares me a wee bit, and it does tend to be twitchy on light- and medium-duty tripods. -- Stephen Moore Jens Bladt wrote: > I can also recommend the SMC M* 4.0/300mm. It's manual focus of cource. Used > with the Pentax F 1.7x AF adapter, it becomes a AF 510mm. Truely a nice > combo.
