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Birding @ 10mm (Not a typo!) 6 large pics · 10:07 PM

Well i went out last weekend to photograph some birds, usually i use my 100-300 F4 but this time i decided to do something different, i decided to use my Pentac 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish-eye...

yep thats right an ultra-wide fish-eye lens for birding

here is the gallery (it has a few other shots in it too)
Birding with a Pentax DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish-Eye

Here are some shots at 10mm (various crops though)

The whole scene... thats Dave (dpetk10) on the far right

now various crops

17mm shots in another post

ajuett · 03-19-2009, 10:11 PM

Who needs a Bigma, bird seed is cheaper, fantastic work!

Jewelltrail · 03-19-2009, 10:52 PM

That is so cool and reminds me of the post I put up here back in January:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/46011-birding-17mm.html

In my situation, I only had Double Fiber Whole Wheat to bargain with---LOL

CypherOz · 03-19-2009, 11:13 PM

I like the series. Some serious birders don't like feeding - but it works well!

cupic · 03-19-2009, 11:31 PM

Fantastic and yet sooo close

cheers

J.Scott · 03-20-2009, 03:20 AM

That tiny chickadee looks enormous!

Great idea Mike.

**dadipentak** · 03-20-2009, 03:34 AM

You've demonstrated not only that it can be done but that it's worth doing. This is not to deny, though, that you're totally mad ;~)

daacon · 03-20-2009, 04:15 AM

Never would have thought - man they let you get close - musta been hungry ! Nice series - very creative.

pcarfan · 03-20-2009, 04:36 AM

That second shot is spectacular, thanks for sharing.

vizjerei · 03-20-2009, 09:00 AM

Holy! these are great!! I got to try this.

drmartin · 03-20-2009, 11:16 AM

Excellent dance!

gawan · 03-20-2009, 01:01 PM

Great shots, nice posing

timbo13 · 03-20-2009, 05:40 PM

these are really fun and different, as well as being well done!

reeftool · 03-20-2009, 09:03 PM

Very nice and different. If I was thinking of of doing bird shots I probably would have never thought of trying a fisheye but these are great.

jgredline · 03-20-2009, 10:20 PM

OK, this is impressive!

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03-19-2009, 10:11 PM	#2
ajuett Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,100	Who needs a Bigma, bird seed is cheaper, fantastic work!

03-19-2009, 10:52 PM	#3
Jewelltrail Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rhode Island Photos: Albums Posts: 4,180	That is so cool and reminds me of the post I put up here back in January: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/46011-birding-17mm.html In my situation, I only had Double Fiber Whole Wheat to bargain with---LOL

03-19-2009, 11:13 PM	#4
CypherOz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Adelaide Posts: 246	I like the series. Some serious birders don't like feeding - but it works well!

03-19-2009, 11:31 PM	#5
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Fantastic and yet sooo close cheers

03-20-2009, 03:20 AM	#6
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	That tiny chickadee looks enormous! Great idea Mike.

03-20-2009, 03:34 AM	#7
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	You've demonstrated not only that it can be done but that it's worth doing. This is not to deny, though, that you're totally mad ;~)

03-20-2009, 04:15 AM	#8
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Never would have thought - man they let you get close - musta been hungry ! Nice series - very creative.

03-20-2009, 04:36 AM	#9
pcarfan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,978	That second shot is spectacular, thanks for sharing.

03-20-2009, 09:00 AM	#10
vizjerei Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,418	Holy! these are great!! I got to try this.

03-20-2009, 11:16 AM	#11
drmartin Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Izhevsk, Russia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 858	Excellent dance!

03-20-2009, 01:01 PM	#12
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Great shots, nice posing

03-20-2009, 05:40 PM	#13
timbo13 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northboro MA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,007	these are really fun and different, as well as being well done!

03-20-2009, 09:03 PM	#14
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	Very nice and different. If I was thinking of of doing bird shots I probably would have never thought of trying a fisheye but these are great.

03-20-2009, 10:20 PM	#15
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628	OK, this is impressive!

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