[Groesbeck Hurricane]

Steve,

I'm dreaming of something that goes out to 500 MM for less than $100!! Yep, dreaming!! Time to start saving for something that goes out that far. My old (as in six digit serial number) Nikkor 300MM is 4.5 but does give good photos on film. I always liked faster shutter speeds but the $1200 mark is steeper than I want to go.

Is Tamron any good? Guess Vivitar went the way of the dodo bird...

Jeff,

Yep, also keeping the 35mm film camera. It is an old Nikon FM2 that really could use a good cleaning.

Time to polish up the old lenses, my new camera is to arrive at the end of the week!!

I know the Pentax lenses will do great!! They really are something special, great optics. I always had better results than my skills should allow.