>Aah, now that takes me back. Once upon a time, I had the opportunity to >work for a picture agency in London. Soccer photography, like most genres, >is something you have to work at. My practice involved borrowing one of >their 400mm F2.8 lenses, and sitting in the local park just >follow-focussing kids playing footie. No film until I felt competent - >just imagine doing that these pc days. > Out of interest, Steve, in which direction does the Tokina focus? That >can be a big hindrance & a reason why folks don't cotton on as fast as >maybe they could. IMHO.
The Tokina focusses in the same direction as my other Pentax lenses. That is, at infinity, turn focus grip to the left, anti-clockwise, while holding the lens attached to the camera as you normally would. In fact, all my recent Tokinas focus this way. The 17mm RMC does it the opposite way, as does the Sigma 70-200 2.8 - now that *can* be confusing. One of the reason I like the Tokinas - they have the same feel as the Pentax lenses. Sturdy, robust, some substance to them, and maybe a bit heavier. Alas, last minute plans changed and the football was cancelled. Re-scheduled for 0930 next Saturday morning. I'll be there! Cheers, Cotswold _______________________________________________________ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
