The 55-300 is good, but its not going to be fair to compare it to a prime at 300mm. I would imagine it is going to get crushed in a comparison. This is apparently one of the highest resolving MF 300mm lenses out there.
On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 4:33 AM, Bipin Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > Some legacy lenses are truly amazing - well built, perhaps all metal, > sharp etc. Just wondering how does this one compare to the Pentax DA > HD 55-300 WR at the tele end in image quality. > I do not wish to mention the DA * 300mm or the FA versions, as these > are very expensive. > The Pentax Web Store had the HD 55-300 WR for sale for just $ 259 shipped. > For some of us auto focus and auto exposure is hard to give up unless > the particular legacy lens is one of a kind and at a reasonable price > point. Then the KA type adaptall II mounts are hard to come by & > expensive. > Regards. Bipin. > Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. > > -- > 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.
