Bill Sawyer wrote on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:04:40 -0700: > Jim, > > I think that you will like the lens a lot, I've had mine for three > years or > so. The lighter weight than the f4 version is a plus to me, as I > occasionally hike a ways with it in a backpack to get where I want > to use > it. I carry it in a large photo backpack. The poor positioning of the > tripod mount is a problem, but not seriously so. I find it quite > sharp, > though it's not a good lens for moving subjects, due largely to the > mount > position, at least I don't think so. Mr. Robb has some experience > with it's > use on a gimbaled head. Here's a shot taken at Kensington Metropark > (I'm in > Livonia, BTW) with this lens, the 1.4x teleconverter with an ist D. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5016800
Great shot, Bill. The composition works nicely for me in several ways - I wish I'd taken it! I have a Gitzo 1410 tripod with a Manfrotto 3421 gimbal head which is sturdy enough to support my A*400/2.8 so it should do OK with the A*600/5.6, which only weighs about half as much. Of course the A*600 is longer, and you advise that the tripod mount isn't optimally located, so I'll have to check it out. Glad to hear that there is another PDMLer from the area in addition to Paul Stenquist and Ken Waller. > Congratulations, I know you'll like it, and for what it's worth, it > sounds > to me like you got a good price if the pictures do it justice. Well, I have my fingers crossed that it's as good as it looks in those photos. I've done business with Matsuiyastore before and they have been very good, so I'm expecting the best - we'll see... Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
