On Fri, 2 Nov 2001 12:25:51 EST, you wrote: >> While the subject of fast 300's is alive, has anyone any experience with >> the Tokina 300 2.8 - the old manual one, not the latest AF one - and, >> more to the point, has anyone actually seen one or know of one, >> especially old and beat up, and, ahem, for sale??? >-
I have that lens, and it's great. It's nomenclature is Tokina AT-X SD 300/2.8. It is reasonably sharp wide open, which is great because there's no use carrying the extra weight of a 300/2.8 if the dang lens is soft wide open. I've owned mine for less than a year, and it has exceeded my expectations in every respect. I got it for a Buy It Now price of about $825 on Ebay. The condition was pretty good, not mint, but not beat up either. But it didn't have a hood, which is an absolute requirement for me for long lenses. Luckily, I picked one of those up for just a few bucks on Ebay within a couple of weeks. Tokina still sells the hood, but they want about $150. I second the comment about using the AF 1.7x Adaptor with it - it is an excellent combo. -- John Mustarde - 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 .
