I've taken the liberty of changing the name of this thread. I agree with Bill, it doesn't have to be Kensington. (Although Mr. Sawyer does know how to find those tame deer in the Kensington woods.) Urban, rural, it's all okay by me. I wouldn't mind heading out towards Mark's neck of the woods either. What say you, Mark? Paul "William D. Sawyer" wrote: > > Hey guys, I'm game, again. And Kenneth Waller has expressed an interest, too. It >needn't be Kensington, either. For that matter, it doesn't have to be nature >shooting. Some ideas: Downtown Detroit, such as the new Tiger Stadium area, maybe >Lansing around the capitol, an historic area somewhere, etc. > > Bill Sawyer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of PAUL STENQUIST > Sent: March 29, 2001 6:30 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (F)A* 300 f2.8 plus teleconverters > > > Hi Mark, > Great pics. I'm no expert, but I do have a few thoughts on what I saw. I > think the odd bokeh on the shot of the cardinal is actually lens flare. > Ditto on the Blue Heron (who I recognize :-). The overly detailed bokeh > on the grass shots look like it might just be the result of a fairly > small ap. Speaking of our friend the Heron, we ought to do a Michigan > PDML photo hike when the weather warms up a bit. > Paul > > Mark Cassino wrote: > > > > I bought the 400 f2.8 with the intent to generally use it with > > teleconverters. In controlled tests, the sharpness of the lens, even > > with the 2x-L teleconverter, is phenominal. > > > > The only issue that I have run into is that at times the > > teleconverters wreak havoc on the Bokeh. It's weird, but sometimes I > > get beautiful bokehs, sometimes I get odd bokehs were there is > > destinct details in the background (even though they are faint) and > > other times the bokeh looks like a bad mirror lens. Some examples: > > > > Nice Bokeh: > > > > with the 1.4x: > > http://www.markcassino.com/0002/0002n01.htm > > > > with the 2x: > > http://www.markcassino.com/0007/gallery2/0007nbk.htm > > > > Odd Bokeh: > > > > with the 1.4x: > > http://www.markcassino.com/0007/gallery1/0007ne.htm > > > > with the 2x: > > http://www.markcassino.com/0007/gallery2/0007nbu.htm > > > > Ugly Bokeh: > > > > 2x - > > http://www.markcassino.com/0007/gallery2/0007ndx.htm > > > > I don't have any uglies with the 1.4x.... > > > > The other draw back to the teleconverters is that they do introduce > > another element of camera shake. I was particularly having problems > > with the 1.4x-L but found that is was just plain loose, and tightening > > a screw helped a lot. > > > > - MCC > > > > At 05:53 PM 3/28/01 +0200, you wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > has anyone tested the Pentax (F)A* 300mm f2.8 with the Pentax > > > teleconverters. > > > > > > I'm looking for the best telelens investment, filling the 300-600mm > > > focal > > > range. > > > This lens plus teleconverters would give me: > > > > > > 300mm f2.8 > > > 420mm f4 > > > 600mm f5.6 > > > > > > The 300 f4 lens gives 600 f8, which is a bit slow. > > > Any opinions? > > > > > > Frank Wajer > > > > > > - > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > > > > > > - - - - - - - - - - > > Mark Cassino > > Kalamazoo, MI > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - - - - - - - - - - > > Photos: > > http://www.markcassino.com > > - - - - - - - - - - > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
