From: mike wilson > From: Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2007/09/11 Tue PM 12:30:41 GMT > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: The occasional 300mm > > > > Hal Davis wrote: > >> > > What are thoughts on the Pentax A 300mm f2.8? >> > > It's a great lens, but /expensive/. I paid less for all of my cameras > > and lenses put together ... well, that's a /little/ bit of an > > exaggeration, but not a terrible one. ;-) > > > > The Tamron equivalent seems to be a good lens and can be comparatively cheap. > > But my first thoughts are "BIG!" and "HEAVY!" I've got one of the last "old" Sigma 300 f/2.8 (SD, APO, IF ... ) made in PK-AF mount before they changed over to DG version; cost about 1/3 the price of the Pentax lens, but I've been well satisfied with it.
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