Originally posted by jva59 I've been suffering from catastrophic hay fever--my allergies are getting worse with age
Sorry to hear that...as an allergy sufferer I can relate well. I get 6-8 attacks a year and they can be totally debilitating for days. I did finally, after years of searching and many dozens of prescriptions that didn't work.......find a cure. At the first symptom of a coming attack I take 20mg of Prednisone...and if necessary another a few hours later. It works like a miracle! Nothing else has even come close.
Check with your Doc.....it is a steroid and over use is dangerous, which is why I only take it when I feel an attack coming on, one every 6-8 weeks or so, and then only the low dosage I described. Taken like this it is safe and effective.
Nice shot....I like the lighting, you can feel it!
Originally posted by fs999 I have the "old" version of the 150-500 without os... so it's lighter. And yes I'm cheating ! I underexpose 1 to 2 Ev
That's smart shooting....underexposing gets you better results with the K5 series.
Otis says it is just "Big Brain" thinking and not genuine cheating. He wants to hear about some authentic cheating...like my "Cheater Branches".
FS....You aren't missing anything without the OS...the SR in the Pentax is just as good in my opinion.....no need for it in the lens. The HSM is better, but only in good light. In low light the Bigma lenses hunt like a bird dog. I ordered mine a box of Bigma Birddog Cookies on Amazon, hoping to slow it down, but it hunts just as before .....but with more energy!
Today is a National Holiday so squirrels won't do any posing. I had to start the day off with a common dove.....there are over a hundred on my cedar fence as I type this....one just landed on the Cheater Branch.
A little grainy, but I do love the bokeh!
Happy Columbus Day! Otis does remind that squirrels discovered America long before man even existed...and will be here long after man is gone!
Regards!