Thanks Bruce. The squirrel kind of dictated the angle <g>. I just pulled the trigger. Happy New Year. Paul
> 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 > > > >
