Birdees with a mirror lens is a crap shoot: Them critters twitch and bounce too much. A mirror lens, is, however, workable on bunnies and critters like them that tend to freeze.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 12/24/2002 6:49:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >writes: > > > The older long lenses just don't focus that close; real big glass is > > often just too expensive; so that leaves us with a few options > > (a) inexpensive but donut-funky mirror lenses, or > > (b) some 300mm with a teleconverter, or > > (c) go where the subject is accustomed to humans nearby so long lenses > > are not needed, or very soon > > (d) a 300mm plus 1.4 TC and the FOV crop of a DSLR which > > shoots just > > like a 600/5.6. > > Interesting. Thanks. > > In the long run, I'll probably go with b. > > There is a tree cluster right next to my patio that is visited by tons of birds. I >already know using a bad 80-200 zoom that 200mm will not be enough to get some good >bird shots. I'd like to try some next spring. Maybe a good 300 or 400 prime would be >enough. > > We shall see. Or maybe by then I'll have tons of money to blow on a good DSLR. > > Doe aka Marnie ;-) Unlikely.
