Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Sonnor 300mm lens is one, I don't have.
Nor do I. Mine is the Pentacon 4/300 mm lens, formerly known as the Meyer Orestegor. Got it in excellent shape on ebay for 75 euros, a few years ago. They often go at around 100 euros. One of my favourite lenses. Built like the proverbial battleship. Yes, it is big and heavy but handles surprisingly well, even in hand-held shooting. Its finish is better than that of the Zeiss Jena Sonnars. The tripod collar is far more solid and has a much larger contact area. Just try mounting a 180 mm Sonnar with its penny-sized tripod mount on a Manfrotto adaptor plate and watch it wiggle like a duck's butt at the slightest breeze. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
