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04-28-2008, 01:54 PM   #1
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DA 55-300 f/4 - 5.8 has arrived

It is not a myth. The Lens actually does exist and is shipping.

Unfortunately, it has started raining here, so I may not be able to get any shots to post.

But,

Here is my impression so far.

The build quality is very much like the DA 50-200. The minimum focus distance is 1.4m. It has an overall nice feel to it.

If the rain stops, I'll try and get a few shots so that I can post them. Otherwise, it will be tomorrow evening before I can get any posted.

More to come.

Ed

BTW, it does come with a nice pouch.

I don't do images very well. But, here they are.

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04-28-2008, 01:55 PM   #2
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wow nice! any photos of the lens?
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I'll post some when I get home.
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Congrats on the purchase, cant wait to see some pics!

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QuoteOriginally posted by Ed in GA Quote
I'll post some when I get home.
Much thanks. oye I can feel that LBA relaspe rumbling dangerously close by. Been looking at 300mm lenses as I find running around with a SMC A70-210 and Olympus TCON 17 attached on the front is becoming a tad unpractical.
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You happen to have a price for this new lens?
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The cheapest that I've been able to find it from a reputable source is $329.99+shipping from Calumet (CALUMET). Calumet is where Ed got his from.

The 2 next cheapest are Adorama and and Amazon at $349.95, including free shipping.

HTH,
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initial tests looks good

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Quick test - DA55-300 v. Tam 70-300 + DA*300 as reference: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review


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04-28-2008, 04:45 PM   #9
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nice to see that they included a 'center-pinch' cap rather than the older side-pinch caps. Much easier to get the cap off when you've got the hood on.
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I'll do something similar when the wx gets better here and I can use my tripod for some real good shots. I have just a bit of trouble getting good shots when I try to do them "hand held"

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That lens looks like a bombshell
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focus stops at 1.4m! That's not very close. Damn!
04-28-2008, 05:45 PM   #13
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f-stop progession is:

f/4 55 - 120

f/4.5 120 - 210

f/5.6 210 - 290

f/5.8 290 - 300
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not bad!

QuoteOriginally posted by Ed in GA Quote
f-stop progession is:

f/4 55 - 120

f/4.5 120 - 210

f/5.6 210 - 290

f/5.8 290 - 300

not bad at all. f5.8 occurs only on the last 10 mm!
i wish it focused a little closer though.

i was hoping that it would be 1.1m not 1.4m, but hey, if it performs well as it seems like in initial testing, why not?

thanks ed!

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1.4m at 300mm is not that far away.
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