Originally posted by SteveNunez Hey guys, decided to walk across the street from where I live in Florida into Hampton Pine Park and took my Pentax Q & Sigma 170-500 Minolta lens (for my Sony A7) and caught this osprey with a fish about 80 feet up in a tree........with 2300mm reach, it was no problem getting shots.
Still figuring out the best way to shoot this Q but wish I had the newer Q7 and definitely missed not having my A7 on hand when I spotted this osprey- but was glad I had the "Q" with me!
Can't wait to test the Q7!
Great pictures!
So you just happened to take your tripod on this walk?
I was practicing this afternoon with a newly arrived adapter and a 70-210mm lens.
My question is how did you ever get your camera properly aimed at a target so far away and magnified so much?
In my case, I was using the lens at 135mm (effectively 635mm reach with my Q7), and I still had trouble homing on a target that I could clearly see with my eyes.