Nature Blue Heron + Steve's 1200mm Monster

Blue Heron + Steve's 1200mm Monster · 08:22 PM

Steve with his A* 1200mm. I like to refer to it as "the Beast!"

This is my best Heron shot at 200mm cropped down 1/3 to 4.9 mega-pixels:

I walked across the park to a bridge and took this shot of Steve with my 200mm (no cropping), let's wait and see what his shot of me looked like. Steve, could you post it in a reply?

Steve's thread from our outing

SteveM · 04-23-2010, 08:44 PM

Hey Warren,

I had a good time...and will give more of a heads up so everyone can make it next time... I had to laugh at the shots of me...ducking down. The thing is so long that I am one moment crouching to look up and then next on my toes trying to look down

Here is the shot I was taking at the same time....good comparison of 200mm vs 1200mm... No pp done to this shot, just converted straight to jpg.

seanix · 04-23-2010, 08:53 PM

Very cool, thanks for posting that. I had good time as well! I wish I had a longer lens now... not 1200mm, but a 300mm or 400mm sure would be nice.

jct us101 · 04-23-2010, 10:23 PM

Wow, that lens is gigantic, he must need a special kind of camera bag to be able to fit it in there! I like your bird photo too by the way, but his photo of you is really kind of spectacular especially considering that it wasn't cropped at all. Very nice!

Nubi · 04-25-2010, 12:02 AM

Wow, a cool camera!! Where did you get it???

Tuner571 · 04-25-2010, 05:46 AM

WOW, that lens is huge and I love the difference between it and the 200mm. Maybe someday I will have the means to pick one of these up but I really doubt it.

I bet that you guys were getting a lot of stares while shooting in that park, that thing just looks like a bazooka.

SteveM · 04-26-2010, 11:11 AM

Originally posted by Nubi

Wow, a cool camera!! Where did you get it???

It is a cool camera....Thanks for the help getting it Nubi!

Adam · 05-15-2010, 10:22 PM

That lens blows my mind

**rparmar** · 05-16-2010, 05:13 AM

That lens would draw questions for sure!

TOUGEFC · 05-16-2010, 05:22 AM

Now thats a huge lens! Steve you should post a reveiw of it in the lens database as there is none

Ben_Edict · 05-16-2010, 07:39 AM

Steve, you simply MUST go to one of those Canon-user shoot outs, where they assemble their 500/4s or 600/4s. They will certainly all switch to Pentax, after seeing this lens.

Ben

Pauld · 05-16-2010, 07:50 AM

The camera looks so small when hooked to the end of that monster. Is that an istDL he's using?

SteveM · 05-16-2010, 08:31 AM

Originally posted by TOUGEFC

Now thats a huge lens! Steve you should post a reveiw of it in the lens database as there is none

Yes, I will. I need to spend some more with it before I can properly review it and I should finish my portion of the screwmount database first. So far it's been much better than I thought it would have been for the FL.

Originally posted by rparmar

That lens would draw questions for sure!

Originally posted by Ben_Edict

Steve, you simply MUST go to one of those Canon-user shoot outs, where they assemble their 500/4s or 600/4s. They will certainly all switch to Pentax, after seeing this lens.

Ben

Most of the questions come from other photographers. The usual question is regarding the focal length and whether it is a Pentax "400mm or 600mm". There quite often a look of wtf when I say 1200mm.

I was hoping to get someone on the Island or Mainland here to pick up the other 1200mm that was listed in another thread....show up for a local gathering with 1200s...that would draw some attention.

Originally posted by Pauld

The camera looks so small when hooked to the end of that monster. Is that an istDL he's using?

It's a K-7 Silver.....

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seanix Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Photos: Albums Posts: 92 Original Poster	Very cool, thanks for posting that. I had good time as well! I wish I had a longer lens now... not 1200mm, but a 300mm or 400mm sure would be nice.

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Tuner571 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,549	WOW, that lens is huge and I love the difference between it and the 200mm. Maybe someday I will have the means to pick one of these up but I really doubt it. I bet that you guys were getting a lot of stares while shooting in that park, that thing just looks like a bazooka.

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SteveM Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,294	Originally posted by Nubi Wow, a cool camera!! Where did you get it??? It is a cool camera....Thanks for the help getting it Nubi!

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SteveM Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,294	Originally posted by TOUGEFC Now thats a huge lens! Steve you should post a reveiw of it in the lens database as there is none Yes, I will. I need to spend some more with it before I can properly review it and I should finish my portion of the screwmount database first. So far it's been much better than I thought it would have been for the FL. Originally posted by rparmar That lens would draw questions for sure! Originally posted by Ben_Edict Steve, you simply MUST go to one of those Canon-user shoot outs, where they assemble their 500/4s or 600/4s. They will certainly all switch to Pentax, after seeing this lens. Ben Most of the questions come from other photographers. The usual question is regarding the focal length and whether it is a Pentax "400mm or 600mm". There quite often a look of wtf when I say 1200mm. I was hoping to get someone on the Island or Mainland here to pick up the other 1200mm that was listed in another thread....show up for a local gathering with 1200s...that would draw some attention. Originally posted by Pauld The camera looks so small when hooked to the end of that monster. Is that an istDL he's using? It's a K-7 Silver.....