John said, Per the request, here's some pix of what the 135-600 6.7 SMC Zoom Takumar lens looks like:
http://www.gate.net/~hifisapi/135600_1.jpg http://www.gate.net/~hifisapi/135600_2.jpg http://www.gate.net/~hifisapi/135600_3.jpg http://www.gate.net/~hifisapi/135600_4.jpg http://www.gate.net/~hifisapi/135600_5.jpg It's pretty big, but not to bad to handle on a monopod. Using it without a monopod or tripod is out of the question. I think I weighs about 9 pounds. It takes 95mm filters in the front or 49mm in the removable rear section. Built in sliding hood. According to pentax's markings it replaces 11 primes! JCO JCO, Well, you certainly get the phallic fungus award for the month, maybe even the year! Looks to be in great cosmetic condition to boot. That is some whopper of a lens. I am amazed you say that a monopod is adequate for this. I bet you could almost sneak into a football game with that. I was reading that the back part of the lens detaches and that is screwed into the body, then the rest of the lens is coupled onto it. How is that in practice? Awkward? How far back does that tube go? Right before the aperature ring? Congrats again on such a nice find. Dave Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com - 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 .
