I bought a manual-focus Sigma 400/5.6 a while back for US $75. The outside looks like it's been through a war, and it's non-APO glass, but it still works quite nicely. It's got a KA-mount, so it'll meter/stop down properly with a newer camera. Internal focusing and built-in lens hood as well. I've seen a few similar lenses go by on ebay for about the same amount, or not much more, and the listings were in English. :-)
-Mat On 3/2/06, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a project I want to do. (I think I have mentioned in another post.) > What I want to do is to make a photo documentary about the beach birds in my > neighbourhood. My community is changing. Money talks and the local birds are > not able to talk for themselves. If somebody doesn't speak up for them, > their daily bread will be under money making machines (read shopping malls) > very soon. > > We (those who want to preserve the bird's area) have registered 27 different > specimens. But knowing they are there is one thing, being able to show them > to people is another. > > To do this I need some long glass. The thing is that I'm on a tight budget. > I have found a long old zoom at ebay. Looks like it will go cheap, real > cheap. If it's any good, it looks like a bargain. It is a Tamron > 200-500/6,9. Most likely it is an adapt-all lens. Does anybody know what I > can expect from this beast? It looks like it is in very good condition. > > I have also found a Pentax M400/5,6. The seller asks 550USD. Believe I can > talk him down a bit. Hope I can get him down to 300USD. Does that sound like > a reasonable price? > > I have also been looking for a Tokina 400/5,6. I haven't been able to find > any with k-mount. > > Ok. That's my project, and ideas on how to make it come true. Does anybody > have anything to add? > > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > > > >
