I�m not sure how my Tamron SP 200-500 F5.6 lens stacks up against some of the other longer zooms being mentioned, but I�ve been happy with mine. Manual focus and only available used, it�s big and heavy � a solid tripod is a necessity. I hope to use it plenty this summer as I�ve had it less than a year, but negs from nature shots taken last fall seemed quite decent with an 8-times lupe. RW - 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 .

