Nice catch Bill, although it would benefit from some better light. Looks like metro Detroit is becoming the Pentax long lens capital!.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Sawyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Major enablement > Jim, > > I think that you will like the lens a lot, I've had mine for three years > or > so. The lighter weight than the f4 version is a plus to me, as I > occasionally hike a ways with it in a backpack to get where I want to use > it. I carry it in a large photo backpack. The poor positioning of the > tripod mount is a problem, but not seriously so. I find it quite sharp, > though it's not a good lens for moving subjects, due largely to the mount > position, at least I don't think so. Mr. Robb has some experience with > it's > use on a gimbaled head. Here's a shot taken at Kensington Metropark (I'm > in > Livonia, BTW) with this lens, the 1.4x teleconverter with an ist D. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5016800 > > Congratulations, I know you'll like it, and for what it's worth, it sounds > to me like you got a good price if the pictures do it justice. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Jim > King > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:50 AM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Major enablement > > After several years of searching I finally found and won an eBay auction > (150111393342) for a Pentax A*600/5.6 lens in pristine condition. I > wanted > it for my lens collection which now includes all of the A-series glass > except the A*1200/8, which I've never seen for sale. It should be great > for > long shots over Lake Erie from the front porch of our summer cottage. It > will be interesting to see how the SR of the K10D works with it - at a > little over 3 Kg it might be marginally hand-holdable. I suspect that it > will spend more time on my HD tripod, however. > > This one was really hard to find - the only other time I saw one up for > auction on eBay, I accidentally slept through the close of the auction and > never got my bid in! This one cost a bit more than the earlier one but > seems to be in better condition (fingers crossed). > > There is also an FA*600/4 up on eBay currently. but the price just makes > my > head spin! > > Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
