> a 600mm lens on a *istD is a very long lens for landscape work. need > mountains or hills with interesting objects in front of them and a far > vantage point to get the flattened perspective...
A 600 works well in Denali, Alaska for landscape shots, about the only place I've used it that way. I've got a pano with the 600 in Denali someplace here. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO: Great Expectations > a 600mm lens on a *istD is a very long lens for landscape work. need > mountains or hills with interesting objects in front of them and a far > vantage point to get the flattened perspective. otherwise, it's really > better as a wildlife lens. i find 300-400mm on the *istD better for > telephoto landscapes. > > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 5:49 PM > Subject: Re: PESO: Great Expectations > > > > Much the same here, now. I went out to the country yesterday for a couple > > of hours, wanting to try the new toys. > > Didn't find a single thing that caught my eye. > > Some of this may be that I need to retrain my eye somewhat. I've never > > been much of a telephoto shooter. I've got a lot more reach now than I am > > used to. > >
