As an owner of an A* 300/4 I can only comment that I have always used the
lens without a tripod. I usually use it for sports photography - football,
soccer, rugby. I have been very pleased with the ease of handheld usage.
People at the photo lab have always commented favorably on the sharpness of
the images.
Cesar
Panama City, Florida
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Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 6:48 PM
I too have the 300F4 A* lens and although I love the look and feel of the
lens, especially its small size, I do admit that I tend to put on the
100-300
F4 Tokina ATX just for the sheer joy of mounting the lens on the tripod. The
balance is perfect... I must use that Pentax 300 more.
In a message dated 5/5/02 5:42:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<I had an A*300/4.0 which, as you know, does not have a tripod collar,
nor can one be easily fitted. One of the reasons I sold it was because
I hated using it on the tripod without a collar. And while some say the
lens is easy to hand hold, for me it wasn't, although it's probably easy
for a 300mm lens. I think the SMCP version is a little bigger/heavier.
I'm on the lookout now for a high-quality 300mm/400mm with a good,
strong tripod collar.>>
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