...then I can highly recommend it. I've had mine about two months now, and have been very impressed with the IQ. The lens has hardly left my camera since I got it, and it works well for more than wildlife -- architecture, nature shots, Thanks to all here who have encouraged me by posting their 55-300mm photos.

Enough talk. Some shots, most of them just about straight from the camera with no more than curves and levels adjustments, with cropping and resizing:

Calling Jay




Mallard Sunning on a Cold Morning




On the Alert




Lone Goose in the Snow




Rooms to Let




Patient Porcupine




Silky Flow




Droplets




Water Tower




Spiky Spires




Late Season Snowstorm




Wild Chipmunk

[Tamia]

You've got some great results from this lens Tamia. I like it too, but I've got a ways to go to catch up to you.
My favorite is silky flow. Love the slow shutter and the composition. Beautiful.

Thanks much, Barry. I am very pleased with Silky Flow, too.

Beautiful images with super colours

Thanks, Elva!

I agree Tamia. I too have a K200D and a 55-300mm f4. That lens focuses very quickly and very accurately, and as a consequence I tend to get sharper photos from it than I do from my 35mm f2.8 limited...

Don't you just love the K200D/55-300mm combination, Tim? I've been impressed with the quick-focusing ability of this lens, and its accuracy even in brushy conditions. I've been using center-weight focus, which seems to work well.

Hi Tamia--The lens is very nice for the price and does a good job as your pictures show.I should use mine more.My all purpose lens is the 18-250 Pentax which doesn't do that bad for a "walking around lens"--charliezap

Thanks Charlie. This lens is heavy when I carry my camera from a sling over my the neck, but well worth having to hand.

[Kammerer]

Awesome shots, Tamia. The Patient Porcupine and the Silky Flow are my favorites.

[Nowhere Matt]

Droplets, Lone Goose In The Snow and Room To Let are the ones I really like. Good work.