HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE - Show us what it can do, what it CAN'T!

bladerunner6 · 02-09-2020, 11:01 AM

Originally posted by normhead

Yesterday with the K-3 and DA 55-300 PLM

Opeongo Road, Algonquin Park

The colors are great in both.

**acoufap** · 02-09-2020, 11:57 AM - **2 Likes**

x-post

Even with DA TC1.4x you can get very nice results ...

210 • f/8

420 • f/9.5

420 • f/9.5

KP, DA TC1.4 & DA55-300PLM.

northcoastgreg · 02-09-2020, 06:45 PM - **2 Likes**

Cows doing their thing:

northcoastgreg · 02-20-2020, 09:18 PM - **3 Likes**

Sunset over Humboldt Bay:

northcoastgreg · 02-27-2020, 02:44 PM - **6 Likes**

Artist's Palette, in Death Valley NP:

northcoastgreg · 03-10-2020, 05:41 PM - **1 Like**

Rugged mountain in Death Valley NP:

normhead · 03-17-2020, 07:28 PM - **7 Likes**

K-1 and DA 55-300 PLM

A female Ruffed Grouse has been around all winter... today this guy came around, strutting his stuff and scrounging up a meal.

northcoastgreg · 03-21-2020, 12:56 PM - **5 Likes**

Sedona, AZ:

Ronald Oakes · 03-21-2020, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by northcoastgreg

Sedona, AZ:

You are one of the talented ones that really shows off what this lens can do ! Enjoy your images from this lens or quite frankly any lens you use......Thanks.

normhead · 03-21-2020, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by Ronald Oakes

You are one of the talented ones that really shows off what this lens can do ! Enjoy your images from this lens or quite frankly any lens you use......Thanks.

No kidding, this is the first image I've seen of Sedona that actually made me think I might like going there.

**acoufap** · 03-22-2020, 02:42 AM - **3 Likes**

Two days ago we had nearly 20°C and today around 0°C ... some images of the morning walk - all images at 420mm using KP, DA TC1.4x and DA55-300PLM ... with exception of the last one - this is taken at 77mm.

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**Des** · 03-22-2020, 04:22 PM - **2 Likes**

Australian King Parrots are occasional visitors here. This bold young fellow turned up for a couple of months in late 2019 and January 2020, but we haven't seen him for some time now. He has the juvenile green head, which will morph into the brilliant red of the adult male (same as his belly and legs). You can see a few red feathers coming through around his head. KP + DA 55-300 f4.5-6.3 PLM (at 210mm, 170mm and 230mm respectively)

X-posted from the yard birds thread.

normhead · 03-29-2020, 05:54 PM - **2 Likes**

From today's dog walk....
K-3 and DA 55-300 PLM

We had heavy rains during the day. We got out in a small window of misty to very light rain.

northcoastgreg · 03-29-2020, 07:13 PM - **2 Likes**

Green Valley Lake in Payson, AZ:

**Des** · 03-30-2020, 02:54 PM

From a recent trip to the quiet beach at Walkerville, South Gippsland, Victoria with the KP + DA 55-300 PLM at 300mm

View to Waratah Bay and the Hoddle Range. A series of shots stitched with MS ICE. Works well for this.

Pacific Gull doing the hokey-pokey.

03-30-2020, 02:54 PM	#525
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	From a recent trip to the quiet beach at Walkerville, South Gippsland, Victoria with the KP + DA 55-300 PLM at 300mm View to Waratah Bay and the Hoddle Range. A series of shots stitched with MS ICE. Works well for this. Pacific Gull doing the hokey-pokey. Last edited by Des; 03-30-2020 at 11:43 PM.

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02-09-2020, 11:01 AM	#511
bladerunner6 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 2,080	Originally posted by normhead Yesterday with the K-3 and DA 55-300 PLM Opeongo Road, Algonquin Park The colors are great in both.

02-09-2020, 11:57 AM - 2 Likes	#512
acoufap Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Munich, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,187	x-post Even with DA TC1.4x you can get very nice results ... 210 • f/8 420 • f/9.5 420 • f/9.5 KP, DA TC1.4 & DA55-300PLM.

02-09-2020, 06:45 PM - 2 Likes	#513
northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,173	Cows doing their thing:

02-20-2020, 09:18 PM - 3 Likes	#514
northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,173	Sunset over Humboldt Bay:

02-27-2020, 02:44 PM - 6 Likes	#515
northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,173	Artist's Palette, in Death Valley NP:

03-10-2020, 05:41 PM - 1 Like	#516
northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,173	Rugged mountain in Death Valley NP:

03-17-2020, 07:28 PM - 7 Likes	#517
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	K-1 and DA 55-300 PLM A female Ruffed Grouse has been around all winter... today this guy came around, strutting his stuff and scrounging up a meal.

03-21-2020, 12:56 PM - 5 Likes	#518
northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,173	Sedona, AZ:

03-21-2020, 03:03 PM	#519
Ronald Oakes Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,582	Originally posted by northcoastgreg Sedona, AZ: You are one of the talented ones that really shows off what this lens can do ! Enjoy your images from this lens or quite frankly any lens you use......Thanks.

03-21-2020, 06:22 PM	#520
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by Ronald Oakes You are one of the talented ones that really shows off what this lens can do ! Enjoy your images from this lens or quite frankly any lens you use......Thanks. No kidding, this is the first image I've seen of Sedona that actually made me think I might like going there.

03-22-2020, 02:42 AM - 3 Likes	#521
acoufap Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Munich, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,187	Two days ago we had nearly 20°C and today around 0°C ... some images of the morning walk - all images at 420mm using KP, DA TC1.4x and DA55-300PLM ... with exception of the last one - this is taken at 77mm. 1 2 3 4 5

03-22-2020, 04:22 PM - 2 Likes	#522
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	Australian King Parrots are occasional visitors here. This bold young fellow turned up for a couple of months in late 2019 and January 2020, but we haven't seen him for some time now. He has the juvenile green head, which will morph into the brilliant red of the adult male (same as his belly and legs). You can see a few red feathers coming through around his head. KP + DA 55-300 f4.5-6.3 PLM (at 210mm, 170mm and 230mm respectively) X-posted from the yard birds thread.

03-29-2020, 05:54 PM - 2 Likes	#523
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	From today's dog walk.... K-3 and DA 55-300 PLM We had heavy rains during the day. We got out in a small window of misty to very light rain.

03-29-2020, 07:13 PM - 2 Likes	#524
northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,173	Green Valley Lake in Payson, AZ: