> Ah, but I'm only showing you the shots that worked :-) Shh.... - that's a secret. Only show what you believe is your best work.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Finally got my K10D. but........(update) > > Ah, but I'm only showing you the shots that worked :-) > I shot seven or more rolls of film that day at the animal park, > and at least that many on almost all of the motorsports weekends. > > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 08:05:12PM -0500, Kenneth Waller wrote: >> I'd say not only is the lens pretty good but your technique is great to >> get >> what you got in those situations. Well done! >> >> Kenneth Waller >> (owner of a 600mmFA who's aware of some of the issues of successfully >> using >> a big lens.) >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Subject: Re: Finally got my K10D. but........(update) >> >> >> > On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 09:38:08AM +1000, jim wrote: >> >> >> >> Have found a site that has for sale several new lens for sale such as >> >> Pentax - SMC P-A 15mm F3.5 Lens for >> >> $3.146 >> >> aus >> >> Pentax - SMC P-A 50mm F1.2 Lens for >> >> $1.582 >> >> aus >> >> Pentax - SMC P-FA 250-600mm F5.6 ED IF Lens for $17.925 aus >> >> Are these prices about right? >> >> The finance and pleasure minister will need to approve first, tho she >> >> would like the long zoom just as much as i would >> > >> > The big zoom lists for around $12,000 US, with street prices >> > in the region of $8000 US. >> > >> > It's a monster of a lens: >> > >> > http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/sdwap615.jpg >> > >> > (that's a PZ-1p hanging off the back of it, for a size check) >> > >> > but it certainly produces the results: >> > >> > http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/sdwap313.jpg >> > http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/sdwap413.jpg >> > >> > or, for a change of pace: >> > >> > http://www.panix.com/~johnf/temp/PortlandPitStop.jpg >> > http://www.panix.com/~johnf/temp/CityStreets.jpg >> > http://www.panix.com/~johnf/temp/FatAlbert.jpg >> > >> > The last two were taken with a *ist D; the others on film. >> > The CityStreets shot was taken at 250; FatAlbert at 600. >> > >> > See also >> > >> > http://www.panix.com/~johnf/digital/250-600.html >> > >> > I was fortunate enough to be browsing this list a few years >> > ago[1] when somebody mentioned that Charlotte Camera had a >> > used 250-600 being listed at a mere $3200. Five minutes >> > later I posted a followup message saying they didn't have >> > one any longer. In the intervening years I've only seen one >> > other used one being offered, and that went for something >> > like $4000. >> > >> > [1] From the modified dates on those files, apparently it was >> > back in 1999. That's somewhat more than a few years ago! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
