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Island Games
Lens: DA 55-300 Camera: K-5 Photo Location: Berjaya Tioman Island ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/350s Aperture: F8 
Posted By: Ash, 05-10-2011, 04:31 PM

Looking to see how the K-5 would perform in the outdoor sports situation, I got the chance to shoot this mixed sports event on the beautiful Tioman Island resort in Malaysia. With my small K-5 and DA 55-300 in hand, I ran around the venues to capture the moments sometimes alongside a young lady slugging around a D3 and 70-200 VR. The poor thing also had to go around to record the events, but struggled to do so under the sheer weight of her gear.

So for some results from the day:










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Spot on focus with great colors on all photos. I would imagine the Nikon would get a little heavy at days end, especially in events such as this. thanks for sharing this fun series, at my age I now enjoy the view better than the challenge. Bob
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Nice shots - but I am sure a 70-200 VR can produce faster action shots
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And so am I manishved.
I have a Tamron 70-200 that would prove to be very useful in this setting, but my point was that the 55-300 was basically all I needed for this event.
Indoors, I'd definitely want an f/2.8 telezoom for more reasons than one.

Also captured with the 55-300 on the day:

Boat assault


Dive bomb



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