William Robb wrote: > I have the opportunity to purchase the above named lens. One > thing that bothers me is the lack of a tripod mount. If any > owners of the lens would care to comment on the qualities of it, > and whether the lack of a tripod socket is a fatal flaw, I would > be interested in your responses.
I have the M* version and am very pleased with it. For me it's an easy hand-hold, and it's about the shortest lens I can use for casual wildlife (ducklings, swans, squirrels, birds, etc.) at the local parks. Also use it for pan shots at sportscar races, mostly with my K1000 or the LX w/o the winder; the LX/winder combo is definitely heavy for that sort of thing. It's definitely very crisp and sharp, with nice bokeh. Like others, tripod use makes me uneasy because of all that weight hanging off the lens mount, but no actual problems so far... Stephen __________________________________________ "You got a Zarg in here? Are you *nuts*??? - 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 .
