I have an older, one-touch version of this lens. I think this was the first version produced, and at least two others were made. I don;t know if the later ones were available in K Mount or not. I've been back and forth on this lens. Several times my results have been less than satisfactory, but when I ran it through some pretty rigorous testing, it came out as very sharp. My lens focuses quite a ways past infinity, and I think that has tripped me up in some situations. At 300 it is not as sharp as my A* 300 f4, but sharper than FA 80-320 at 320. Performance wide open is very good. At 100 at 200 it is excellent. I find the color rendition of the Tokina 100-300 f4 to be somewhat flat, not as good as the A* 300 or the FA 80-320 (which I think is outstanding in terms of color saturation.) However, it does focus pretty close for a telephoto zoom of its era (2 meters.) The 3 meter minimum focusing distance of the A* 300 is it's major weakness, IMHO. I've used it for wildlife and general shooting. The minimum focusing distance is really important for wildlife. I bought mine in a package deal with an ME-Super and Rikenon 24 f2.8, all for $160, but the eBay gods were smiling on my for that one. I've seen the 100-300 f4 along for ~ $200 on eBay since. Not a bad lens, but based on test results and comments I've read, it seems that the Sigma 70 - 300 DL is the best option in this zoom range, though it's slower. - MCC At 05:35 PM 7/26/01 +0200, you wrote: >There seems to be different versions of the Tokina lens you mention. I guess >you refer to an older, MF lens? How would you rate it for wildlife/nature >photography? Performance wide open? >- - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
