And speaking of sunsets ...

[RagingInMiami]

I took this Saturday off Key Biscayne in Miami. I realize I need a new telephoto lens, as this 75-300 EOS lens tends to get a little soft when fully extended. But the one I want, a 70-200 f/4 L with a 1.4x teleconverter costs more than $800.

[DS1]

1. Hey, I think I have that lens

Does it say Canon Zoom Lens EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 II on the ring at the end?

[RagingInMiami]

3. That's the one

I've had mine for about six years now, since I purchased the Elan IIe. I think I need to clean it.

[ET Awful]

2. Beautiful sunset and yes, lenses can get VERY expensive :)

My Nikon D70 should arrive this week. I'd love to get this lens for it, but unfortunately, the autofocus on this lens won't work with the D70 :(

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=192446&is=USA

Sigma Zoom Normal-Telephoto 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF HSM

This thing is very nice :)

Perhaps I'll go with this one:

Sigma Zoom Telephoto 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX APO OS (Optical Stabilizer) Autofocus Lens for

[RagingInMiami]

4. talk about an all purpose lens

If you're getting a nikon, you might want to check out this website before buying any lenses. www.photo.net

They have a bunch of forums, including one where only Nikon-related things are discussed. You can go on there and ask veteran Nikon users to give their feedback on certain lenses. I do that with Canon and I find it helps me decide what kind of lenses to buy when I'm torn between two different kinds.

[ET Awful]

6. That's exactly what drew me to the lens

The camera comes with a 18-70 (equivalent of a 24-105 in 35mm basically), so add the 80-400 to that and I have a pretty good range with very little gap :). When you consider that the D70 has a multiplier basically of 1.5 of the 400, that gives me the equivalent of a 600mm zoom in 35mm, which is A LOT for outdoor and wildlife stuff which is what I want to start doing :).

BUT, that lens will have to wait a long while. It's $1,000 or so, and I'm spending that on the camera, so the lens will wait a while.

[Blue_In_AK]

5. That is so cool.