Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Remember that a 135mm lens is about 3X power. I have tried bird photography with a 300mm lens, and for something as small a parrots, you might see a blotch of red against green foliage. I would not attempt any sort of bird photography without the longest lens you can afford on an SLR. I put a 2X teleconverter on my 300mm tele, and it is still difficult to get adequate closeups unless you are in a blind of some sort. A 600mm lens (f/8) is still only 12x power, or about 1/3 as much as binoculars. Jeffery Smith New Orleans - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html