> This isn't a great lens, but > it's a lot of fun for walkarounds where a long reach is a good > thing.
Looks pretty damn good to me Paul, nice one :) John ---------- Original Message ----------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 21:03:41 +0000 Subject: PESO" New Year's Day Walkaround > We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street to the > marsh, hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A 400/5.6 and a > tripod or monopod on such occasions, but I was feeling lazy, so I > mounted the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6. The birds must have all had hangovers, > because they were in hiding, but this squirrel kept watching me. > Looking at his girth, I'd bet he's been fed pretty well by humans. > He wouldn't come close, but he wasn't totally camera shy either. > Here's a handheld shot at 320mm on the *istD. The stop is 5.6, the > shutter speed 1/250 at iso 400. The fov is, of course, equivelant to > a 480mm lens on a 35mm film camera. This isn't a great lens, but > it's a lot of fun for walkarounds where a long reach is a good > thing. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223&size=lg ------- End of Original Message -------