Re: My first A* Lens

2008-04-06 Thread Adam Maas
an M told designations told you. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:51 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: My first A* Lens In this case it probably means both

Re: My first A* Lens

2008-04-05 Thread Doug Franklin
J. C. O'Connell wrote: UNLESS, does A* mean compact A? I always thought it meant high performance A, not compact A. I always thought it meant high performance A, too. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

RE: My first A* Lens

2008-04-05 Thread J. C. O'Connell
alone a really good 300mm lens.. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 2:02 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: My first A* Lens J. C. O'Connell wrote: UNLESS, does A* mean compact

RE: My first A* Lens

2008-04-05 Thread Bob W
April 2008 05:29 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: My first A* Lens I realized Pentax may have made a big goof with their lens designations with the A series. There was no designation for COMPACT fully auto (A) lenses. If there was, the A*300/4 would be the most Mish A lens ever

Re: My first A* Lens

2008-04-05 Thread P. J. Alling
In this case it probably means both. The A* is identical to the M* 300 in every way including performance, which is very, very good in my experience. It is however a very compact lens and it does have it's limitations. It isn't particularly close focusing, well that does seem to be it's

RE: My first A* Lens

2008-04-05 Thread J. C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:51 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: My first A* Lens In this case it probably means both. The A* is identical to the M* 300 in every way including

Re: My first A* Lens

2008-04-04 Thread Doug Franklin
J. C. O'Connell wrote: Athough better late than never, I just got my first SMC PENTAX-A* lens today, the A* 300mm F4.0. I cant believe the small size in length, If it's half as good as the F* 300/4.5 it's an awesome lens. Congratulations. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: My first A* Lens

2008-04-04 Thread P. J. Alling
This is a fantastic lens http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20theegretislanding.html Taken with the A*300 f4.0 and F 1.7x AF adapter Doug Franklin wrote: J. C. O'Connell wrote: Athough better late than never, I just got my first SMC PENTAX-A* lens today, the A* 300mm F4.0. I

RE: My first A* Lens

2008-04-04 Thread J. C. O'Connell
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 12:38 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: My first A* Lens This is a fantastic lens http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20theegretislanding.html Taken with the A*300 f4.0 and F 1.7x AF adapter Doug