Thanks Dave. I am really liking the lens - much more holdable than my Tokina 80-200/2.8. That lens also has it's uses, but the A 70-210/4 is very nice.
-- Best regards, Bruce Friday, March 25, 2005, 6:20:49 AM, you wrote: bcin> > I took the family up into the mountains today. We took the cameras >> and went for a hike. We were looking for a specific geocache (for >> those GPS'ers) in an area with lots of gold mining tailings. So lots >> of broken up rock was all around. My wife called me to come over near >> her. She had discovered several snakes all intertwined (I believe >> they hibernate that way) wiggling around. It turned out to be one >> large snake (mother?) and 4 small snakes (offspring?). >> >> I got the camera and took several shots. Not sure which one I like >> best, but here is one of them: >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1530a.htm >> >> Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, handheld >> ISO 800, 1/750 @f/11.0 >> >> Converted from Raw to 16 bit Tiff in C1. Cropped from horizontal to >> vertical and sized/sharpened for web using PictureWindow Pro. >> >> Comments welcome. >> >> Bruce bcin> Super shot Bruce. bcin> The colours and detail are great. DOF works well for me to. bcin> BTW I also have the A 70-210 F4 and i think it works very well with the istD. bcin> Dave
