"New" T/C's?

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

There must be a whole lot more people shooting birds and cats at a  
distance than I do, or who have incredibly stable hands. I find even  
using 135-200mm takes a lot of concentration and effort to hold still  
enough, even with SR, to satisfy my desire for sharpness, and I'm  
usually backing away even with the 70mm lens.

135-400 and 120-300 seem absurdly long unless you're shooting  
motorsports on closed circuits, an air show or wildlife on the  
African veldt. The DA*60-250/4 seems the longest lens I could  
possibly be interested in.

Godfrey


On Jan 31, 2007, at 8:21 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote:

> Yes it would be like carting a howitzer around but damn useful i used
> the sigma 120-300 on a n...n D200 and its a nice combo and very nice
> zoom range for shooting sports with 1.5x focal length crop.
>
> I'm willing to pay the weight penalty for the functionality.  I like
> compact gear but i;m not one to sacrifice all on the altar of
> compactness.
>
> Regards
>
> Patrick
>
>
> On 1/31/07, Leon Altoff <ist at bluering.org.au> wrote:
>> Do you know how heavy a DFA 120-300 f2.8 would be?  I'd end up never
>> taking it with me.
>>
>> I'd be really happy with a sharp 250mm f4 on a K10D.
>>
>>
>> --
>>  Leon
>>
>> http://www.bluering.org.au
>> http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
>>
>>
>> Patrick Genovese wrote:
>>> You know what would be really really really nice a pentax 135-400
>>> f/4.5 it would make a great pair with the upcoming 50-135 f/2.8...
>>> the 60-250 is a bit of a compromise ...had it been a 120-300 or  
>>> maybe
>>> 350 it would be a much better fit in Pentax' lens line. a 120-300
>>> f/2.8 would be lovely especially if it were a DFA* ie you could  
>>> use it
>>> on film as welll...... Ahem!! Wake up patrick.. stop dreaming!
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Patrick
>>>
>>> On 1/31/07, Leon Altoff <ist at bluering.org.au> wrote:
>>>> Hi Patrick,
>>>>
>>>> I've been watching this thread with interest as I'm looking for  
>>>> a good
>>>> 200mm+ zoom.  I've always thought the 70-200 f2.8 was too heavy  
>>>> and not
>>>> quite long enough.  I've seen some really nice pictures from the  
>>>> Sigma
>>>> 100-300, but I've seen some with very annoying bokeh too that  
>>>> have put
>>>> me off a little (I've noticed this with a few Sigma lenses).
>>>>
>>>> Then I heard of the DA*60-250 and I thought it sounded "just  
>>>> right".
>>>> Now I have to sit and wait for it to be available - and then for  
>>>> it to
>>>> be available in Australia.  I'm hoping for some good 10MP  
>>>> examples with
>>>> it before I can get my hands on it to prove that it's good.  A  
>>>> DA* lens
>>>> should be very good shouldn't it?  Has Pentax made any duds in  
>>>> their
>>>> high end lenses?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>  Leon
>>>>
>>>> http://www.bluering.org.au
>>>> http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Patrick Genovese wrote:
>>>>> Thanks for the info... I was hoping that someone would trash at  
>>>>> least
>>>>> one of the combos making my decision easier :-)   The problem with
>>>>> Malta is that you have to buy almost on faith... There is no  
>>>>> way i'm
>>>>> going to be able to try out a 70-200 f/2.8 or a 100-300..  
>>>>> unless I go
>>>>> abroad.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards