Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with Dante: http://www.dantestella.com/technical/30045nikkor.html on the Nikkor 300/4.5. but make sure you get the right one - you need the ED one with internal focus. The Canon L series 300/4 is very good. Previous models can go for $5-700. Maybe outside your price range. M On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Aram Langhans <leicar at q.com> wrote: > Having just returned from almost 8 weeks on the road, I think I would have > liked a bit of a longer lens at times. ?Not so often that I want to invest > a > lot of money into the deal. ?I am looking at a 300/4ish manual focus lens > that I can mate to my Canon Rebel XTi. ?I have been looking a bit at a > Nikon > 300/4.5 ED-IF and a Pentax screw mount 300/4. ?I see both listed in the > $200-$300 dollar range. ?Might be do-able at this price. > > I guess my requirements are pretty good optical performance, (maybe not > R-quality) compactness and light weight. ?Any suggestions? > > Aram > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >