Nobody got any info or opinions on the Tamron 200-500/6,9? What I know is that it is an oldie, in a nice looking velvet suitcase. The buyer knows nothing of what he/she is selling. From the photo it seems mint cosmetically. The former Norwegian Tamron distributor sayd it probably is a nice lens, but he sounded like an "enthusiast", praising the products on regular basis.
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) > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 2. mars 2006 19:32 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Advice on long glass for, "photodoc on beachbirds" > > 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. Thats 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) > > >
