> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Olaf Greve
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 1:52 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] What to buy?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Well, well, it seems yesterday _two_ new Dutchmen discovered the
> list! Just
> out of interest: was this list mentioned to you guys by another
> Dutch list
> member, or did you find it coincidentially?
>
> Anyway: welkom op de lijst!
>
> >Wild bird photography is one the most difficult and challenging tasks in
> >photography. Most birds are just too small, too quick and too
> scary to be
> >captured even with the longest lenses. Professional bird
> photographers use
> >camouflage tents, with lenses in the 200 - 600mm range and a shooting
> >distance of only a couple of meters (10 meters at the most).
>
>>>>>>snip<<<<<<
I just ordered a 650-1300mm zoom from a company in Germany. They have been
selling these on EBAY. I have no idea how good the image quality will be,
but if you have enough light, it may be a way to get some good bird
pictures. Another lens that is not too expensive is the Celestron 90 mirror
lens which has a focal length of 1000mm at f-11. Focusing is difficult but
the image quality isn't bad if you have no light reflections. Reflected
light appears as circles. I've used one of these for years, sometimes with a
2X multiplier. I have not priced one lately but I think they cost about $450
US.
Last week I tried to shoot flying ducks with a 300mm on a shoulder pod.
Just as I was getting the timing worked out a part fell off my motor winder
so will have to renew that challenge another day.
/jnm
>
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