My SMCT 300/4 has a nice tripod mount. Bought it used, so I can't say whether it came that way or mount was added latter.
Otis Wright Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote: > Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > My 300/4 screwmount has a tripod mount. It's a Super Multi Coated > > Takumar, the last of the screwmount 300s. > > Mine is labeled "Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4/300", and does not > have the tripod mount. Got it for a song, because there was a loose > screw clinking around inside it, near the aperture mechanism, and had > it completely overhauled by Pentax. Total cost, for a lens that now > looks and feels absolutely brand new, was about $150. :-) At the > time, I asked my Pentax service tech whether it was supposed to have a > tripod mount, so that I'd know to look for a used one, but he said > there never was one for this model. He may have been mistaken, of > course -- but he's a collector himself, and very, very knowledgeable, > so I tend to doubt it. Still, there is an area just behind the > Auto/Manual selector ring, where a tripod mount collar might fit... > > I'll see if I can get some digital photos of the lens posted... > > -tih > -- > Puritanism -- the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. > - > 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 .
