Very nice subject & composition although I agree with Paul - it does have an extra "crispy look to it.
FWIW I have a used Gitzo 1410 tripod for sale, that I've used with my 600mm FA - it'll handle all the 35 mm stuff you can put on it & medium/large format gear to boot. If interested contact me off list. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Mega-Enablement: FA*250-600/5.6 > Nice shot, although a little crispy looking. Perhaps oversharpened a > bit? John Francis gets great results with this lens on his *istD. > Paul > On Mar 24, 2007, at 4:04 AM, Jay Taylor wrote: > >> Well, I finally have been able to secure a nice long Pentax telephoto >> lens. The FA*250-600mm/f5.6 zoom! >> I had been dreaming about the FA*600/4 ever since I started shooting >> birds, but a good guy who lives in my region just happened to put >> this fine lens up for sale since he wasn't shooting with it very much >> and was transitioning to Canon gear. Even though a pretty reliable >> source indicated to me that this lens is not exceptional on digital >> bodies I couldn't pass up on the opportunity. I was able to try it >> out for about 10 days while the owner was out of the country, but the >> weather here for the most part was pretty crappy and I was too scared >> to take it anywhere outside of my home to shoot with it since I >> wasn't sure If I was going to purchase it. >> I decided that I might as well go for it and if it didn't work out I >> could always sell it. Even though f5.6 is not as fast as I would >> prefer and a zoom would not be as sharp as a prime, I figured the >> flexibility of having the wide zoom range could come in handy and the >> chances of finding a used 600/f4 in my price range would be pretty >> slim. >> Anyhow, here is one of the first few images from it and the K10D when >> we had a little bit of decent light: >> >> http://i.pbase.com/o6/87/63987/1/75415076.oCor9YTy.IMGP0850.jpg >> >> Oh yeah, this puppy is pretty heavy. I'm hoping my tripod (Benro >> 1327) is stout enough as well as the Wimberley Sidekick without >> having to go to the full Wimberley head. >> I'm really looking forward to getting out in the field with this baby. >> >> JayT >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
