On Feb 24, 2008, at 7:54 PM, Timber wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: >> Very good duck shots, and i like the IR. >> >> Must have missed an email, Whats this Photo sniper. >> >> Dave > Photo Sniper is a 300mm f4.5 lens and it's accessories developped by > Zenit (rumours say it was made for the KGB). It has a machine pistol > like grip and you actually make photos with it like you shoot with a > pistol :D It can be converted to work with Digital Cameras if you know > how to create a wired shutter release for your own (luckily the Pentax > K10D uses the same as Canon EOS Rebel series). The lens has an M42x1 > (aka Pentax Thread) ending so it can be used with most DSLRs. I've > made > a little modification in it's end so it's now PK end (but can be > reconverted to M42 again). Everything is manual with this lens so > if you > are an auto-everything type person you will hate this lens :D I highly > recommend to grab one for those who like manual lenses and especially > unique photographic stuff. > > For more info: > http://www.zenit-camera.com/photosniper_zenit_camera.htm (this is the > newer MC version, I have the older one) > > Cheers, > .timber >
I'm in Washington DC- Might be a little awkward for street photography in the city. Or snaps of the White House... The shoulder stock would look pretty suspicious. Cheers Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
