Hi!
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?
Markus, in my opinion, unless you know absolutely for sure, the better
way to proceed is to handle the item before you commit your money. Given
the fact that you're going to spend serious amount of money, that
becomes even more applicable.
Perhaps, next time when there is a PDML meeting in Europe, you could
come up to the meeting and ask a fellow list member who has the gear
you're after to bring it.
Well, I saw Jostein's 400/5.6 (right?) in action. It is that big that I
immediately realized that "big glass" is not for me. Then I saw 300/4.5
in London which I quite liked, but it is out of my budget for now...
Hope that what I said makes sense to you.
Boris
