It can be an okay bird lens with a short extension tube. Without that, the K version of this lens won't focus close enough. The A 400/5.6 focuses much closer and will serve you better. Their both just barely long enough for birding, but for those of us on a budget, their better than nothing. Paul On Jun 3, 2007, at 3:57 PM, F Mckenty wrote:
> Hi every one! > > > Is there any one on the list who owns (or used to own) a Pentax K > 400mm > f5.6? > > If there is I would be so obliged if you could tell me some things > about > it, namely, how sharp it is wide open, and whether or not it has > noticeable CA (wide open). > > I have found one relatively cheap ($325 Canadian) and, with the > money in > my pocket at the moment, I'm sooo tempted. > > > I'm looking for a longer (than the 200mm I have) lens for bird > photography. What I'd really like is a 300mm f2.8 or one of those old > 500mm f4.5, but I have no prospect of a budget for that type of > glass in > the near future (unless one of you fine people has an old one that > you'd > like to sell at a good price to a good cause :-) ). Would any of > you be > able to recommend (or recommend against) some thing in that price/ > focal > range? > > > Thanks for your thoughts, > Francis > > > PS > If you have any thoughts on my (much updated) photo website > www.islandlight.ca that you would like to share, I would feel > honored to > hear them. > > > -- > Island Light photography > > www.islandlight.ca > > (250) 935-6785 > PO BOX 241 Mansons Landing BC Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
