Hi David, I love the 300/4. I shot at least a dozen rolls with it this past week and have not noticed any chromatic aberration on any of the film I've processed. I find it very sharp and quite easy to handhold at 1/250. You can see a lo-res scan of a handheld shot at f11/ 1/250 here: http://www.portfolios.com/zoom.wga?User_number=stenquist&imagecount=18 Paul
"David A. Mann" wrote: > Hi all, > > I have an opportunity to practice some self-enablement on a couple > of 6x7 lenses. > > The first is a Takumar 90mm f/2.8. I've been looking for a 90/2.8 > since I bought the body about 6 months ago. Is the Takumar lens any > better or worse than the newer design, or does it only differ in its > coatings? I definitely prefer the build of the newer lenses but they > don't come cheap, and they don't appear secondhand very often. > > The second lens is a 300mm f/4. I am told that it's in 9.5/10 > condition. I'm still a bit unsure about whether I want a 300mm; I > think I'd prefer a 200mm. The 200 would be a bit easier to shoot > with, and I hear the 300 suffers from a bit of chromatic aberration > near the edges. > > Any (serious) advice would be appreciated... > > Cheers, > - Dave > > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date) > - > 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 . - 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 .
