There's a big difference in optical capabilities between these three lenses, the 300/4 variants are positively soft compared to the A300/2.8, having owned and used both. I still have the A300/2.8 which although unwieldy is a great lens when you need the speed and reach and combined with the 1.7AF TC it becomes an excellent AF combo.
On 12 October 2013 02:21, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > And for a little over 1/5th of that price have the A*300 4.0 or a little > over 1/6 the M* when they're available, and if you really want the feel for > carrying around f2.8 long glass you can get the [K} 300mm f4.0, (available > at KEH for less than 1/10 the price, which even though it's a big heavy > beast is still half the weight of the A* 2.8. Considering size weight and > cost, which lens am I more likely to haul around with me... > > Bottom line you don't take many pictures with a lens you don't have with > you. > > > On 10/11/2013 8:47 AM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> If I had the discretionary income I would discreetly purchase this bad >> baby: >> Pentax-A* 300mm f2.8 >> >> >> http://www.keh.com/camera/Pentax-Manual-Focus-Fixed-Focal-Length-Lenses/1/sku-PK060090145530?r=FE >> >> http://www.flickriver.com/lenses/pentax/smcpa300mmf28edif/ >> > > > -- > A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the > crazy, crazier. > > - H.L.Mencken > > > > -- > 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. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
