Tom, That's the major weakness with the A* lens, IMO. However, there's plenty of room to attach a 3rd party or custom made collar without affecting any controls. I have been thinking about doing that with mine. Jostein ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 5:02 PM Subject: RE: 645 300mm A vs FA
> -----Original Message----- > > From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Does anyone have experience with these lenses? Moslty I'm > > wondering if > > there any optical differences. They're both ED (IF), so I'm thinking > > the FA just has AF. > > > > OTOH, the A seems to go for 1/2 of what the FA goes for > > used, so maybe > > there *is* some big optical difference. > > Ah. One big difference is the A doesn't have a tripod collar. > > Dang. > > tv > > > >
