The clouds broke tonight. Hopefully it stays that way tomorrow

Near 100% crop (at least 80%), a bit of sharpening/tone tweaking in Lightroom 4. My remote is on the fritz, so I stabilized the tripod as best I could and then did the 12s self-timer on the K-3.



Here's the RAW file in case anyone wants to tinker with it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nwi4u59k8lqruqe/IMGP0509.DNG

-Heie

[jpzk]

I never thought/expected someone here would actually post a shot with the DA 560 lens ... and the K3.

Quite a nice shot !

JP

[eaglem]

Very good detail in this shot.

[TenZ.NL]

I took the liberty of downloading your DNGfile and had a little go at it...I`m impressed! I even forgot to apply noise reduction
Have you borrowed this lens? Really anxious to see more of this combo!


For evaluating purposes

LR5:
Exposure +1,02
Whites +34
Blacks -17
Clarity +7
Contrast Normal
Sharpness +25 (std LRsetting)
WB set to 4850
Then exported as TIFF to CS5:
Duplicated layer processed in Topaz Adjust, boosted sharpness and small detail. Applied and flattened image, exported as 8bit jpg.
Allthough some small amount of colorfringing appeared I`m impressed...the amount of detail is awesome!

[Na Horuk]

Ooo, thank you very much for sharing that dng! Looks like a great combo! Great lens, great camera!

Hope you don't mind if I post my interpretation

[Ex Finn.]

Nice shot. I will download and check out the original.

Cheers

edit: "ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/1000s Aperture: F8". Must have been pretty bright and good seeing for those settings.

[reddmutt1898]

Great shot!!! I need the Da 560 myself.

[Ex Finn.]

For a telephoto it does look pretty good. Some green CA going on at the top.
Can you take more shots in up-coming months in better seeing?

Cheers.

[Heie]

Yes, it was very bright. Perfect for shooting the moon (and nighttime land navigation through the woods! ), but terrible for looking at the stars

I never thought/expected someone here would actually post a shot with the DA 560 lens ... and the K3.

That's why I posted the RAW as well

Have you borrowed this lens? Really anxious to see more of this combo!

No. It's my own copy. The K-3 is borrowed though for the HD 55-300 review.



After the New Year I plan to do the long awaited Sigma 500 vs DA 560 review. Don't hold your breath though - I have a LOT of traveling planned between now and March (mostly for work - 2 weeks in the States at Ft. Bragg, Vienna for the Austrian Officer's Ball, and winter training in Finland are the big three).

For those interested in a long lens and aren't in a hurry, my goal is to get the review out and then sell one of the two (Sigma 500 f/4.5 or Pentax DA 560...95% the Sigma because right off the bat I prefer the weather sealing, DC af motor, and it would be more cost effective to keep the 560) before the Army sends Jenny and I from Germany back to the States for our next assignment. So come around March-ish keep your eye on the marketplace

In the meantime, I will try to get out more and keep shots (and RAW's ) with it coming.

-Heie

[jbinpg]

Thanks for this, Alex. The paucity of DA560 shots is obvious on the forums. Anything we can get will be a bonus.

Jack

[TenZ.NL]

No. It's my own copy. The K-3 is borrowed though for the HD 55-300 review.

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After the New Year I plan to do the long awaited Sigma 500 vs DA 560 review. Don't hold your breath though - I have a LOT of traveling planned between now and March (mostly for work - 2 weeks in the States at Ft. Bragg, Vienna for the Austrian Officer's Ball, and winter training in Finland are the big three).

For those interested in a long lens and aren't in a hurry, my goal is to get the review out and then sell one of the two (Sigma 500 f/4.5 or Pentax DA 560...95% the Sigma because right off the bat I prefer the weather sealing, DC af motor, and it would be more cost effective to keep the 560) before the Army sends Jenny and I from Germany back to the States for our next assignment. So come around March-ish keep your eye on the marketplace

In the meantime, I will try to get out more and keep shots (and RAW's ) with it coming.

-Heie

I see, judging by the pics I`ve seen from you I didn`t realize that you were into the big guns photographicly

Well, I can hold my breath. A long prime is on my wishlist for a while now but since the wife and I decided to buy a house in the very near future the plans for a big tele are going into the fridge for now. Maybe things are settled by the time you`re ready to sell and I`ll be interested again. Bamberg isn`t too far away.

PS: Thanks for the like.

[Heie]

Thanks for this, Alex. The paucity of DA560 shots is obvious on the forums. Anything we can get will be a bonus. Jack

Roger that

I see, judging by the pics I`ve seen from you I didn`t realize that you were into the big guns photographicly Well, I can hold my breath. A long prime is on my wishlist for a while now but since the wife and I decided to buy a house in the very near future the plans for a big tele are going into the fridge for now. Maybe things are settled by the time you`re ready to sell and I`ll be interested again. Bamberg isn`t too far away.

Well, it isn't so much the 'big guns' as much as it's another way to spend time outdoors and combine the two (the outdoors + photography). I spend a lot of time hiking (not as much as I used to and should, but I enjoy it), so I have aspirations of wildlife photography. But yes, it is very different from my usual landscape/documentary pursuits.

Maybe the timing will work out But in the meantime, if you ever want a weekend to play with either and also go on a brewery tour (there are 9 breweries within 1.5km of our apartment walking), it's a beautifully charming city that I'm sure your wife will love. Because the getaway would be for her, of course

Lodging is on me since we have an empty guestroom now that my roommate (another soldier) was transferred to Italy and it's just Jenny and I (woohoo for the rent staying the same! )

-Heie

[wkraus]

For a telephoto it does look pretty good. Some green CA going on at the top.

I'm no expert on these things but I read that such colour fringing can be caused by atmosperic conditions too, so I wouldn't rely on moon shots to judge a lens.

[TenZ.NL]

Well, it isn't so much the 'big guns' as much as it's another way to spend time outdoors and combine the two (the outdoors + photography). I spend a lot of time hiking (not as much as I used to and should, but I enjoy it), so I have aspirations of wildlife photography. But yes, it is very different from my usual landscape/documentary pursuits.

Maybe the timing will work out But in the meantime, if you ever want a weekend to play with either and also go on a brewery tour (there are 9 breweries within 1.5km of our apartment walking), it's a beautifully charming city that I'm sure your wife will love. Because the getaway would be for her, of course

Lodging is on me since we have an empty guestroom now that my roommate (another soldier) was transferred to Italy and it's just Jenny and I (woohoo for the rent staying the same! )

-Heie

Wow, thank you for you generous offer, Heie! I`ll keep it in mind but usually these months are the most busiest for me.

[RobG]

This is the first shot I've seen from the 560. It looks well matched with the K3! Thanks for posting.