After months of patient searching, I finally have a Tamron 31A 200-500/5.6
lens. This beast is huge, being 15" long and 4" in diameter plus weighing in at
six pounds. I'd looked at countless offerings of this, the majority being
damaged or too expensive. I got this cherry from Roberts Camera on evilBay for
a mere $200.
Carrying it around will be fun. There is no padded carrying case readily
available, but I managed to find a padded tripod case that will suffice after I
add some bubble wrap for extra cushioning. Plus add a UV filter and a centre
pinch lens cap, plus a Mobilgrip handle to attach to the tripod mount..
Now I can go out to the riparian areas and fit in with the other bird watchers
without suffering from lens envy.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|