Hey Paul, I have one of those lenses purchased when they first came out. I never felt that it would produce a shot as nice as that. I'm going to have to get it out and give it a whirl to see just what it can do. Beyond the lens, I like this shot - a very different angle than I usually see of a squirrel.
Bruce Saturday, January 1, 2005, 1:03:41 PM, you wrote: pcn> We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street pcn> to the marsh, hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A pcn> 400/5.6 and a tripod or monopod on such occasions, but I was pcn> feeling lazy, so I mounted the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6. The birds must pcn> have all had hangovers, because they were in hiding, but this pcn> squirrel kept watching me. Looking at his girth, I'd bet he's pcn> been fed pretty well by humans. He wouldn't come close, but he pcn> wasn't totally camera shy either. Here's a handheld shot at 320mm pcn> on the *istD. The stop is 5.6, the shutter speed 1/250 at iso pcn> 400. The fov is, of course, equivelant to a 480mm lens on a 35mm pcn> film camera. This isn't a great lens, but it's a lot of fun for pcn> walkarounds where a long reach is a good thing. pcn> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223&size=lg
