Markus try this site http://www.birdsasart.com/
Arthur Morris is acknowledged as one of the leading bird photographers in
the US.
The answer to your lens question depends alot on how close you can get to
the birds.
I have a 600 and yet that isn't enough for some bird I've tried to
photograph.
Are you near an area where you can go & study the birds in close proximity?
Kenneth Waller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Markus Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Which tele lens for poor mans bird photography
Hi Pentaxians
I do not have a "real" tele lens for bird photography but would like to
try
to get some cormorant shots soon and therefore seek for your advice:
I understand that around 400-600mm on film would be a good start for such
big birds, do you agree?
Anyway, all I have at the moment is listed below, the flashes I own will
not
be powerful enough for more than 12-20 meters fill flash. I'm prepared to
invest in a better lens when I like that kind of photography but for a
start:
Which lens or combination would be the best for that task, I know that all
of the combinations will be rather slow?
a very old Soligor 350mm F 5.6 M42 tele
Tamron SP 70-210 3.5-4 + Tamron SP 1.4
or Tamron SP 2x converter
Pentax M 200mm + Pentax A 2xS converter
Pentax A70-210mm + Pentax A2xS converter
or still the Tamron SP 500/8 mirror lens despite it's shortcomings?
Or just forget about bird photography with that poor equipment?
thanks for any recommendations
greetings
Markus
