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Re: [OM] recommend for skeet ?

Subject: Re: [OM] recommend for skeet ?
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 17:13:19 +0000
At 20:10 5/31/99 , you wrote:
>On Sun, 30 May 1999 11:41:40 -0400, Tom Trottier wrote:
>
>>> What lens would you recommend for skeet ?
>
>A 50/1.8 would fit nicely in the trap and make for a challenging
>shot! That said, the 200 and 300 lenses are closer in size to normal
>game birds, and would make more realistic targets. It would take a
>strong gas fired trap to throw the 300/4.5.
>
>BBB

And if you're really into large game birds, such as Canadian Geese, the
1000mm might be just the lens, but for that you might need a medieval
catapult or maybe even the one used to heave the cow (and the wooden
rabbit) from the Quest for the Holy Grail!

-- John
Omigod . . . I cannot remember my favorite color!

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