Amita, Contact me off line if your interested in the A 400/5.6 or A 300/4. I know where you can find one at Paul's price. Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:03:04 -0500, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know it's not exactly what you're looking for, but the A 400/5.6 is a > very fine lens, and it's usually priced quite reasonably at around > $450. You can find one on ebay, and they show up occasionally on KEH. I > find that I need at least a 400 for bird shots in most locations, even > with the *istD. > Paul > > > On Nov 16, 2004, at 8:50 PM, Amita Guha wrote: > > > I had a chance to shoot some birds on Cape Cod last week, and - > > surprise! - > > my old Sigma 70-300mm was just as crappy at bird shots as it was the > > last > > time I tried it. ;) So I decided to come home and just run down to B&H > > and > > buy the FA 300mm f/4.5. But now I can't find it on the website at all. > > It's > > not even listed as backordered; it's just not there. Does anyone know > > if > > this lens is being discontinued? And if it is, does anyone have one > > they'd > > like to sell me? :) > > > > Failing that, can anyone recommend a good third-party lens? I just > > want a > > reasonably fast lens that I can hike with and that has some nice > > contrast. > > An f/4.5 would be fine. > > > > Does anyone know what the deal is with Pentax? There are a couple of > > other > > lenses I'm interested in that aren't available. Are they slowing down > > production or shifting everything over to consumer digicams? > > > > Amita > > > >
