John Mustarde wrote:
>
> 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.
Just so you guys know, we have a Sigma 500mm f4.5 APO sitting in our
shop for $900. It's an "A" lens, but not autofocus. I don't know how
good or bad this lens is, but the former owner claims that it is quite a
performer. It looks nice and has its case with it...
Isaac
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