Markus, Maybe a Beroflex 500mm. 60-70 euro's on ebay. In germany they call it "wundertute". If you want one contact me off-list. Toine
On 3/20/06, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > >
