Try Tokina.
80-200/2.8 from $200 to $300
400/5.6 commonly < $200
And for something more novel and still inexpensive,
check out some less-common 300mm mirror lenses with a T mount.
Then use a good 1.4x to keep a quality picture.
Collin
At 06:21 PM 3/19/2006, you wrote:
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:06:06 +0100
From: "Markus Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Which tele lens for poor mans bird photography
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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
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose"
-- Jim Elliott
