On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:57:27 +0200, F Mckenty wrote > Hi every one! > > Is there any one on the list who owns (or used to own) a Pentax K > 400mm f5.6? > > If there is I would be so obliged if you could tell me some things > about it, namely, how sharp it is wide open, and whether or not it > has noticeable CA (wide open). > > I have found one relatively cheap ($325 Canadian) and, with the > money in my pocket at the moment, I'm sooo tempted. > > I'm looking for a longer (than the 200mm I have) lens for bird > photography. What I'd really like is a 300mm f2.8 or one of those > old 500mm f4.5, but I have no prospect of a budget for that type of > glass in the near future (unless one of you fine people has an old > one that you'd like to sell at a good price to a good cause :-) ). > Would any of you be able to recommend (or recommend against) some > thing in that price/focal range? > > Thanks for your thoughts, > Francis > > PS > If you have any thoughts on my (much updated) photo website > www.islandlight.ca that you would like to share, I would feel > honored to hear them.
If it need not necessarily be a genuine Pentax lens I would recommend the Sigma 400 f/5.6 APO, pretty sharp wide open, great build quality, CA should be non existant as it's an APO lens. There's a test on the Canon fitting version here: http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/sigma_400_56/index.htm I have the Sigma 300 f/4 APO, great lens. Best regards, John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
