There's one available on eBay right now (in PK mount, coincidently), though they're asking way more than I'd be willing to pay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140881917530 Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 27 November 2012 00:07, Anthony Farr <[email protected]> wrote: > There was a Makinon 300mm reflex, f5.6 as I recall. I almost bought > one second hand around 1990 and got as far as taking some test shots > in the shop which were impressive. Alas, another purchase took > precedence and I let it pass. It'd be quite old now but if you found > a clean example (refexes are a bit susceptible to fungus in my > experience) it would be worth a look. It's compactness is amazing, it > is hardly bigger than a 50mm lens, probably smaller than a Canon 50mm > lens. > > Here's a link to some comments about it: > http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/makinon-300mm-f5-6-mirror-lens.html > Apparently there's a fair bit a of quality variation from sample to > sample, but you shouldn't pay much for one so it could be worth the > risk. FWIW, I was at first disappointed with my Tamron SP500 reflex > that I got in 1988, but it sharpened considerably after I put a good > UV filter up front, the only lens I've had that result from (every > other lens takes a tiny hit in sharpness when you use a UV filter). > > regards, Anthony > > > On 27 November 2012 13:25, Miserere <[email protected]> wrote: >> Sorry, I only have a 400mm for sale. It's a Sigma f/5.6, and pretty >> good for a mirror lens. >> >> The only 300mm I'm aware of is indeed the one you mention for m4/3. >> >> Cheers, >> >> —M. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
