>After following the digest version of this mailinglist I finally decided to
>join! Glad to be able to get all valuable information, and possibly later
>on
>to share some myself!
>
>And so my questions: I am looking at a used example of the FA* 300/4.5
>ED(IF) which seems to be a good lens, although lacking a tripod mount.
>Three
>questions:
>
>1. How does it balance together with a MZ-3 (or MZ-5N/ZX-5N)? I have the FG
>battery pack almost permanently mounted.
I would recommend against using the battery grip with such heavy lens on
tripod. For handheld, the grip would improve handling a lot. But then the
MZ-3 was made of plastic (don't be fooled by the metal mount), you should be
careful when carrying around.
>2. What does IF mean? The reason I ask is that there is a separate
>telephoto
>support from Manfrotto (art. no. 293), that sort of straps on the front end
>of the lens (a little hard to describe, but you can see it on
>www.manfrotto.com, select photo tripods and heads/accessories/arms and
>brackets...). I guess this support would work best mounted somewhere on the
>lens that doesn't move (rotate or extend). What about this lens? Does IF
>mean that all lens movements for focusing is internal and that the exterior
>of the lens doesn't extend or retract when focusing? In that case this
>support would probably work fine. Otherwise you would have to focus first,
>and then mount the support.
>
>3. Is there any other useful accessory?
Just get the used F*300/4.5 ED IF will solve all the problems. There is one
on eBay right now (from Henry's). I bought one from them without problem few
months ago.
regards,
Alan Chan
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