Hi Paul ... Interesting perspective. A little unconventional but it works pretty well. Thanks for the idea!
Shel > We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street to the marsh, > hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A 400/5.6 and a tripod or > monopod on such occasions, but I was feeling lazy, so I mounted the FA > 80-320/4.5-5.6. The birds must have all had hangovers, because they were in > hiding, but this squirrel kept watching me. Looking at his girth, I'd bet > he's been fed pretty well by humans. He wouldn't come close, but he wasn't > totally camera shy either. Here's a handheld shot at 320mm on the *istD. The > stop is 5.6, the shutter speed 1/250 at iso 400. The fov is, of course, > equivelant to a 480mm lens on a 35mm film camera. This isn't a great lens, > but it's a lot of fun for walkarounds where a long reach is a good thing. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223&size=lg > >
