M 300/4

I'm starting to think I can better not spend my (hard earned) money on this baby. I think I can better use it to raise my bid on the Tokina 150-500 F5,6 I'm trying to buy. Probably little less quality, but more versatile (zoom and 'a' position).

After I finished my school career I'll try to find a decent job so I can afford more genuine high quality pentax prime glass. (though this will take at least another 3 years:s)

Thanks for your replies!

JelleNL

If you really want an M*300 try here. I bought an A*200 form him. A bit pricey, but superb product. Even the Japan inspection sticker showed no wear. I would recommend doing business with him.

http://www.kevincameras.com/index.html

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Rosco
Terminal Stage LBA
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Thanks for the tip!

These are WAY over my budget, but this might come in handy later!

Thanks,

JelleNL

can you please tell me what you mean by imaging circle, please. thank you

The image circle which the lens projects needs to cover the sensor or film. See this page http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Camera_System/Sensor_Sizes_01.htm for information about sensor size.
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Steve

http://www.pbase.com/steephill

JelleNL said:

I'm starting to think I can better not spend my (hard earned) money
on this baby. I think I can better use it to raise my bid on the
Tokina 150-500 F5,6 I'm trying to buy. Probably little less
quality, but more versatile (zoom and 'a' position).

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I used to have one of these critters. It was built like the proverbial tank and was a joy to use. However, I found that it was pretty good for 150mm-300mm or so, but got somewaht soft above that, especially above 400mm. (And, even at 300mm, the Tokina AT-X 300/4 [manual fcous version], a lens that I recommend highly, is sharper, as well as being faster.) Since I was using the lens a lot right at 500mm, its softness became a serious problem for me, and so I ended up selling it.

Just my two f-stops worth...

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Fred