It's a lens. The brand ain't very important to me. It is what I can do with it (or not) that counts. Hopefully it will enable me to push my bird photography further. But I got to admit: It would have felt even cooler if it was a Pentax lens.
Though, thank you :-) Tim Typo Mostly Harmless ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 5:44 PM Subject: Re: Enablement :-) Well, congratulations, though it is a Tamron, and not a Pentax... Tim Øsleby wrote: > My K-500/4,5 is a very good lens, within its limitations. It has been a > faithful companion. > Usually I'm faithful too. But no rule without exception. So > http://preview.tinyurl.com/25y5r6 I think US $747.00 is a good catch. > It is a bit shorter, but should also be a lot easyer to handle. The > K-500/4,5 is a lot of lens :-) > Judging from the information I have found, it is a lot better at wide > apertures. This should allow me to shoot at f:4,5. > I have high hopes that a cropped image from this, will give better > resultion > and contrast, than from an uncropped image from the 500/4,5 Specially when > shooting with large apertures. Comments? > > I can also see a Tammy SP 180/2,5 in my horizon. Wonder how that lens > works > with an extender or three, as a semi macro. Anybody tried it? > > Tim Typo > Mostly Harmless > > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.10/995 - Release Date: 08.09.2007 13:24 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
