Re: Novoflex tele lenses

[Peter J. Alling]

I used to have an acquaintance, (I'd hesitate to call him a friend), at 
College, (University to those outside the US), who used to wander around 
campus with a Novaflex 600mm follow focus, (IIRC though it might have 
been an 800mm, it's been a long time), and gunstock with Nikon F 
attached.  His squirrel photos were amazing.  So were the looks on the 
faces of anyone who saw him.  He used to ride a humongous BMW motorcycle 
as well, first MC I ever saw with a better stereo system than I had in 
my dorm room.

Carlos Royo wrote:
As some people around here are much more knowledgeable than me about 
long lenses, I would like to know their thoughts about the performance 
of the follow focus tele lenses made by Novoflex. I have only used a 
Sigma 400 5.6 AF, which I sold to a list member years ago, and the 
excellent F* 300 mm. 4.5
I still keep the F* 300 mm. but it is a short lens for birding and 
other kind of nature photography. If I ever get an *istD or other 
Pentax DSLR, perhaps the crop factor will allow a narrower FOV, but I 
will surely need a longer lens.

Carlos


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