If you're talking about wildlife in the open, like mammals, it would be OK.
But don't count on getting many bird pictures in the forest. I've spent a
lot of time in the Tropics on bird trips, and most pictures people come back
with are dark and backlit. An F/8 lens won't help matters much. The best
forest pictures come from using one of those telephoto flash setups. In
that case, the F/8 lens would work. They're not as sharp as a normal lens.
I'd take it to some zoo or something and take a lot of pictures this
fall/winter to make your final decision.
My recommendation? Take the best binoculars you can afford and use them to
see the animals up-close. (I'd suggest a waterproof set. Look here for
advice http://www.betterviewdesired.com) Take a body and 3 lenses (24, 50,
70-200), and take normal, travel pictures. Don't try too hard on the
animals. Otherwise, you'll miss that Resplendant Quetzal as it zips by.
BTW, the best bird pictures that I've seen taken by mortals are taken in
specialized bird zoos, like the Bronx Zoo's huge aviary. The birds are
close, and habitualized to people.
Skip
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From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [OM] Maybe Trip to Costa Rica
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 20:04:25 -0700
I may be going on a trip to Costa Rica in the spring and will
hopefully see some wild life. It seemed to me that the Zuiko 500mm
mirror lens might be a way to capture some of the wildlife and still
be easily portable.
Have people on the list used this lens? Is it useful? It seemed to
me that the F8 aperture might be a problem. Have people had success
hand holding it? Probably would need fast film, huh? How easy is it
to keep the little doughnuts out of the picture?
Winsor
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