Hi Paul thanks for your answer, I will have to think a bit about a solution then ;-) I will use a monopod for that lens... greetings Markus
>>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:23 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: PESO: Robin, Michigan Style >> >> >>I think the shooting distance on my robin was about 20 feet. The >>AF 400T is poweful enough to give you some fill at that distance, >>but you need a camera that will do high speed synch. I think the >>PZ-1P is the only Pentax that allows relatively high speed synch, >>but I could be wrong. I think a shutter speed of at least 1/500th >>is necessary to hand hold with a 500mm lens on a 35mm film >>camera. I shot this guy at 1/750th. The Sigma 500 Super has a >>high synch mode that allows high shutter speeds with the D >>camera, even though the camera's native synch speed is very >>limited. Even the AF400T could benefit from the magnifier. If >>memory serves me correctly, it was inexpensive. I bought it from Kirk. >>Paul >> >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >>From: "Markus Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Hi Paul >>> do you think that the Pentax AF 400T without a teleadapter or flash >>> magnifier with ISO 200-400 film would be powerful enough for >>that kind of >>> bird shot? What was the shooting distance here? >>> >>> I will get a Tamron SP 500 mirror lens tomorrow and would like >>to try some >>> bird or other animal photography. >>> >>> greetings >>> Markus >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 12:16 PM >>> >>To: [email protected] >>> >>Subject: Re: PESO: Robin, Michigan Style >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>Oddly enough, birds don't seem to mind the flash. If I move my arms or >>> >>raise the camera, they fly away. But I can fire the flash repeatedly, >>> >>and it doesn't seem to alarm them. Maybe they don't really see it, or >>> >>else it doesn't register as something they should be afraid of. >>> >>On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:10 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> Hi! >>> >>> >>> >>>> Did a bird hike in the woods today. The first robins of >>spring showed >>> >>>> up this weekend. This guy is the common robin as seen >>throughout most >>> >>>> of the US. Shot with the *istD, the A 400/5.6 and the >>Sigma 500 Super >>> >>>> flash on high-speed synch setting with the Kirk flash magnifier >>> >>>> attached. ISO 800, f5.6 @ 1/750th. >>> >>>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4188940&size=lg >>> >>> >>> >>> Paul, have pity on the little fellow - Sigma 500 super flash *with* >>> >>> flash magnifier... Hope you did not give little bird a big heart >>> >>> attack ;-). >>> >>> >>> >>> Cool stuff... >>> >>> >>> >>> Boris >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >>
