Yep you're right - I knew I'd get a comment on that (-: And you're also right, I personally don't mind the doughnuts. Or maybe I just accept them because of all the other benefits of this lens.
My response is - give me a fairly sharp 500mm that focuses down to 1:3 (letting you get images such as this: http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/dragonfly.jpg from 2 metres away), is about 15cm (1/2 a foot) end to end, is light and goes anywhere without a sherpa, costs less than $200US used, and above all can be handheld... and I'll gladly use it q-:
Chris - I've never seen one before - in the area or otherwise! I've been told that they are moderately common in Sydney suburbia, and know that they saw a couple on a recent fauna survey in Lane Cove NP.
David "Not a bird guy" Nelson
frank theriault wrote:
David,
Lovely shots, both, except that "donut" bokeh is really distracting. I know it's from the mirror lens, but were I a bug and bird guy, it'd be enough to make me stick with refracting lenses.
I don't think the bokeh bothers some that much, so don't mind me. The subjects themselves are very well captured, though!
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW - birds and long lenses Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:00:57 +1000
Just had to share my latest lot of birdie pics in this thread - had a visit a couple of weeks ago from a really majestic bird - called the Pacific Baza or Crested Hawk. Popped out with my camera and monopod and got some shots.
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/baza.jpg
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/baza2.jpg
Taken using Tamron 500/8 mirror lens (suits my needs nicely!) and *ist D. Second one is cropped considerably, and was also at a higher ISO.
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