Yes I have considered it. I have steered away from 600's in general because they are heavy and big, and can not be used with a Wimberly side-kick. You can with a 500mm though. Though i am very fit and a built guy, I get tired just thinking hauling a 600mm f4 in the Rockies or Tetons.
My leaning right now is for the Canon EF 400mm F4 DO. If Pentax made a 400mm f4 I would be on it like a cheap suit. Trust me I have thought of almost every camera brand & lens combos combo, priced them out, etc., etc. --- "Dr. Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > ===== 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
