A pretty good shot Jay Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18. april 2006 08:54 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: long lens for birds? > > Russell, > Not that I have any expertise whatsoever on the subject of wildlife > photography, but I'd say also that primes are definitely the way to > go. And you will always want more "reach" than you have. Seems like > in order to get really close for those frame filling shots that > shooting from a blind produces the best results. Especially with the > more skittish species. > At least with the Pentax equipment that doesn't have image > stabilization built in. > > I have been very satisfied with a relatively new enablement in the > Tokina AT-X 400mm f5.6. This is the same lens that Bruce and a few > others here also have. It is light and small for a 400mm prime; very > hand-holdable on bright days. I haven't taken a lot of time yet to > see how it works with a 1.4X teleconverter for extra reach. Here is > a recent shot grabbed in my front yard: > > http://i.pbase.com/o4/87/63987/1/58830040.YardBird.jpg > > Too bad they discontinued this lens. I too would be tempted to get > another if it came up available. I don't think however that the lens > mentioned by William as going for $40.00 on eBay is the same. There > is another version (manual) by Tokina; the SL I beleive, but it is > not the same or even close in quality to the AT-X SD version. > > Good luck with your search, > > JayT >
