Speaking of Pentax 400/5.6s, my PKA version arrived Friday...a day after I ordered it from Adorama. My longest lens had been a 200. Man, what a difference 200mm makes! It's earned a semipermanent place on my heavy Cullmann monopod, where I can't tear my 11-year-old daughter away from it. This is the first lens that has captured her interest in outdoor photography.
I had always been a wide-angle or moderate telephoto kind of shooter. But the 400 has opened my eyes to the possibilities of wildlife photography. I also find the 5.6 plenty bright for snappy focusing in all but the dimmest light. My only problem is, it's so close in focal length to a 500, I'll never justify getting the 500/4.5. But at 1200 grams, it's 2/3 lighter than the 600/5.6 ED-IF. Paul Franklin Stregevsky 13 Selby Court Poolesville, Maryland 20837-2410 [EMAIL PROTECTED] H (301) 349-5243 - 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 .
