Hi Jay that is a nice and promising photo, I would love to try that lens too :-) greetings Markus
>>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jay Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 8:54 AM >>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net >>Subject: Re: long lens for birds? >> >>I have been very satisfied with a relatively new enablement in the >>Tokina AT-X 400mm f5.6. This is the same lens that Bruce and a few >>others here also have. It is light and small for a 400mm prime; very >>hand-holdable on bright days. I haven't taken a lot of time yet to >>see how it works with a 1.4X teleconverter for extra reach. Here is >>a recent shot grabbed in my front yard: >> >>http://i.pbase.com/o4/87/63987/1/58830040.YardBird.jpg >> >