Yes they are as I know from experience and only recently was I able to get a half way good capture of a butterfly. One attempts to get close and they are like no you are not getting any closer and fly off.
________________________________ Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walt Gilbert Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 7:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO: Photo walk butterflies On 10/8/2011 7:10 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: > Walt, > These are some nice butterfly captures... > Jeffery Thanks, Jeffery. They're difficult subjects, but awfully gratifying when you catch them. :-) -- Walt > > ________________________________ > Photo Captures by Jeffery > http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf > Of Walt Gilbert > Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 4:03 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: GESO: Photo walk butterflies > > Hi all, > > Took Mr. Larry's K100Ds out with the Tokina SZ-X 28-200 f/3.5-5.3 for > a couple of hours today -- and, man, do I like that combination! I > managed to finally get some butterfly images this year. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157627847489506/ > > I tell you, that lens is the best $20 I've ever spent. It's not > pretty, and there's no snap whatsoever in the aperture. But, > fortunately, it's a functional A lens, and I just love the images it produces. > > Any thoughts, comments and/or critiques are most welcome. > > (Thanks again, Larry! I hope I don't "lose" your camera!) > > -- Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3943 - Release Date: > 10/07/11 > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3943 - Release Date: 10/07/11 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.