Cliff, There may be no modern 500mm Pentax fast glass, but there is always the FA 600mm F4.0 telephoto! The price difference between this and a N***n or C***n is neglible at this end of the market. And from what I hear, it is a stunner of a lens. Ask John Mustarde....
Cheers Shaun Cliff Nietvelt said: > > Thanks Cotty. > > The layout of this website may change, and I will be > adding a Webstore later. I really appreciate people's > feedback (this is my 1st webpage ever & I put it > together myself...very taxing!) > > I may get a 645nII, but as for 35mm, I am considering > a big lens (500mm f4 or 400mm F4 DO), and I need more > choices than what Pentax has to offer, + AF > teleconverters. Actually Pentax offers no 500mm f4 > (modern ED glass anyway), and I am not that keen on > Sigma. I still shoot film because I work with 4-colour > production, and make large fine-art prints, and with > all the talk of Pentax leaving 35mm film altogether, > it will be hard to replace my MZ-S/Z1p if it breaks. > With Canon for example, I can always obtain an EOS-3 > or EOS-1n/V used or new, so I will be OK for a while. > Plus I like the fact that Canon are committed to a > full-frame digital. Just waiting for the prices to > come down and 16 MP+. An EOS-1Ds is still $10,000 > Canadian. That is a lot of film and travel. My > work-flow is not like that of a photojournalist > either. > > I still like the feel of Pentax 35mm bodies the best > so far. They have served me well as well, as have > their lenses. > > :( > > Cliff > > > > > --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 16/6/04, CLIFF, discombobulated, offered: >> >> >Though I am not a regular contributer to this list >> >(but it has been helpful from time to time), I have >> >launched my new website: >> > >> >www.cliffnietvelt.com >> >> Nice web site Cliff, and some LOVELY shots. Very >> nice indeed. >> >> One thing: I tried clicking on the three pics >> (wildlife landscape >> environmental) to get to the galleries, and at first >> I thought they >> weren't working, until I realised one has to go >> through the Image Gallery >> link. Can i suggest linking straight from those >> three main headings / pics? >> >> I love looking at pics, but I love thumbnails >> better, cuz then i can >> shoot straight to what takes my fancy. >> >> Thanks for a great looksee. >> >> BTW, if you are changing from Pentax, to what, and >> why? >> >> best >> >> >> Cheers, >> Cotty >> >> >> ___/\__ >> || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >> ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps >> _____________________________ >> >> >> > > > ===== > Cliff Nietvelt Photography > PO Box 1142, Station M > Calgary, Alberta > T2P 2K9 > CANADA > www.cliffnietvelt.com > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > >
