Mishka wrote:
i've thought of that, as well as using it as a vodka bottle.I don't know, a former acquaintance used to carry a 600mm Novoflex on a shoulder stock as his "street" lens.
but if i were to limit its use to photography, should i assume
-- what would be the typical subjects for it? i can't imagine it
as a street lens. portraits? scenics? any examples?
-- it should be used mainly off a heavy trupod? how "monopod'able" is it?I wish I had a better answer for you, but my biggest Pentax glass is a *300mm f4. I've used for everything from
-- it's close focus is roughly 10m. how limiting is it?
-- is fast aperture a significant advantage?
-- is it much better than, say, a Tamron or Tokina 300/2.8+1.4x? or
Tamron 400/4?
i am looking for opinions of people who have it and use it, please.
sports to wildlife to portraits to landscapes. I've used my 600mm mirror mainly for nature.
thanks, mishka
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 11:19:52 -0500, Peter J. Alling
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The uses of a lens are limited only by your imagination, I suppose you
could use it as a baseball bat in a pinch.
--
I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.
--P.J. O'Rourke
