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K3 + pokey lens = sports photography
Lens: FA 31mm & FA 400mm Camera: K-3 Photo Location: Pritchard, BC ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/3000s Aperture: F5.6 
Posted By: Kameko, 07-14-2014, 02:15 PM

I've read a lot about how Pentax lenses are on the slow side and don't fare well at sports photography, go with Canon or Nikon yadda yadda. Yesterday I had the opportunity to catch a ride to the Pritchard Rodeo (my first!) with a friend. I brought my only 2 useable lenses, the FA 31mm and the FA* 400mm. While I wish I had my DA* 60-250mm back, wishing isn't going to trigger the shutter, so I made do with what I had.
















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07-14-2014, 02:48 PM   #2
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I like rodeos. Nice set. But you could shoot those horses rounding the barrels like that with a manual focus lens if you wanted (ie predictable position to pre-focus and slowest point - apex of the turn - for a AF lens to lock onto). So those shots are no measure of a sports lens.
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