I haven't noticed the sight yet, because I've been mounting it upside down in the gimbal mount (because the setup is easier to carry then). Now that you have drawn my attention to the sight, I took it outside to have a look on how it works. Supah cool. Thanks John. It will make it a lot easier to get the birds in frame.
I can't help thinking of the attention I'd attract shooting at an airport using the sighs and gimbal mount with the tripod legs widely spread. Guantanamo next, I guess. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Celio Sent: 30. september 2006 07:20 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: I got - the power :-) >A list member asked me kindly to give his K 500/4,5 a good home. > As the gentleman I am, I did accept. > > It arrived today in very good condition. It's a dinosaur, but it's also a > real beauty. Isn't it a great lens? I got incredibly lucky when I got mine. Some NorCal list members may remember me using mine at our last gathering, when we were out shooting the Blue Angels from San Francisco. My favorite part of the 500mm 4.5 is the sights on the top, which (as long as you have them aligned properly) allow you to shoot without having to look through the viewfinder. This is how I was able to catch the Blue Angels crossing directly in line with my lens, which I don't think the other guys were able to do. Seeing a full view makes long telephoto shooting of action scenes a HELL of a lot easier, since you can see what'll be in the frame before it gets there. http://www.neovenator.com/special/angels.jpg (note: that's a kinda big crop, since they weren't that close to us when doing this maneuver.) John Celio -- http://www.neovenator.com AIM: Neopifex "Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making a statement." -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
