So what did the 600 set you back? On September 10, 2019 8:21:46 AM PDT, John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >On 9/8/2019 20:42:09, Dale H. Cook wrote: >> I have stolen only a little time to work with my long glass for >shooting >> hummingbirds. During the first try my old Focal tripod (don't laugh! >- I have to >> do this on the cheap) proved woefully inadequate to handle the load >of so much >> lens. Results from the first session were, not surprisingly, woeful. >Today I had >> another try, first with the old Focal, but that try ended when the >tripod broke >> while I was moving it - it really was overloaded. In the time since >the first >> try I found another old Focal tripod, but much beefier, at Goodwill, >and it was >> a significant improvement. >> > >If there's a good independent camera store around, check with them & >see if >someone has traded in an old set of Gitzo or Manfrotto tripod legs. I >got a >great aluminum Gitzo CHEAP when someone traded it in for a carbon fiber >model. > > >OR ... KEH also sells tripods. A quick perusal turned up a set of >Bogen/Manfrotto 3021 legs for $84 (and other stuff equally discounted). > >https://www.keh.com/shop/tripods-bogen-manfrotto-3021-3-sec-chr-26-71-717276.html > >https://www.keh.com/shop/manfrotto-808rc4-3-way-tripod-head-231927.html > >https://www.keh.com/shop/manfrotto-229-3d-super-pro-head-231953.html > >... and up until about 5 minutes ago, they had a: > >Pentax 600mm F/4 SMC FA* ED IF K Mount Autofocus Lens {43 Drop-In} >Built-In Hood > >EX condition With Caps, Case, 43mm Filter Set (Normal, Cloudy, >Skylight, UV, >O56, R60, Y48) > > >Thank you for posting something that made me look at KEH's site at just >the >right time today. > >Anyone want to buy a Sigma BIGMA 50-500 in PKAF mount? > >-- >Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >Religion - Answers we must never question. > >-- >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.
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