I've never used one, it's supposed to be a very good lens. Just remember it's a manual aperture design.
F Mckenty wrote: > Hi every one! > > > Is there any one on the list who owns (or used to own) a Pentax K 400mm > f5.6? > > If there is I would be so obliged if you could tell me some things about > it, namely, how sharp it is wide open, and whether or not it has > noticeable CA (wide open). > > I have found one relatively cheap ($325 Canadian) and, with the money in > my pocket at the moment, I'm sooo tempted. > > > I'm looking for a longer (than the 200mm I have) lens for bird > photography. What I'd really like is a 300mm f2.8 or one of those old > 500mm f4.5, but I have no prospect of a budget for that type of glass in > the near future (unless one of you fine people has an old one that you'd > like to sell at a good price to a good cause :-) ). Would any of you be > able to recommend (or recommend against) some thing in that price/focal > range? > > > Thanks for your thoughts, > Francis > > > PS > If you have any thoughts on my (much updated) photo website > www.islandlight.ca that you would like to share, I would feel honored to > hear them. > > > -- All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
