> BTW, does your 300 have the quick-focus lock, i.e., the extra > knurled knob at about 1 p.m. as you look down the barrel? You can > use this to "remember" a particular focus; once you do this, > you'll feel the focus ring click into place when you reach your > preselected setting. Sometimes this is a handy feature. Other > than that, I'm not sure there's much need to RTFM.
I think all four of the big white/greenish A* 300/2.8, 400/2.8, 600/5.6, and 1200/8 lenses have that feature. (Pentax refers to it as "focus preset".) It ~is~ a nice feature, too. Speaking of the recent "white vs greenish" discussion about these lenses, based on the results that have been reported so far, I'm gonna predict that Peter's new 300/2.8 is white (or maybe off-white). (The results so far seem to suggest that the 300/2.8 is likely to have a white barrel, while the 400/2.8 and the 600/5.6 have a better chance of having a very light green colored one.) If I recall correctly, I think you said that your 400/2.8, Stephen, was off-white, and probably not greenish, right? Fred - 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 .
