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timautin · 05-07-2016, 05:20 AM - **3 Likes**

Nice shots!

A little landscape :

**tduell** · 05-07-2016, 04:27 PM

Originally posted by noelpolar

Ok.... I reckon I'm going for a first with the K-1...... 'The first shitty shot posted"

Shitty Shot.jpg by Noel Leahy, on Flickr

And another backlit with DFA 150-450

BIF with K-1 are significantly easier then with my K3.

Hello Noel,
Those shots look OK to me, and thanks for posting. Good to see some BIF shots with the K-1 and the 150-450.
I'm thinking K1 + 150-450 + 1.4xTC is going to be a good birding combination.
I currently use this combination on a K-3 II and always running into trouble with higher ISO in woodland settings (lower light, shade), so hoping the K-1 will help.

Cheers,
Terry

RobG · 05-10-2016, 07:35 PM

Originally posted by noelpolar

BIF with K-1 are significantly easier then with my K3.

Nice pics, and that's interesting. Until now, I wasn't keen on the K1 because I like having the extra effective focal length from the crop factor. If the AF is significantly better, that changes things! I assume that you updated the K3 firmware to work with the lens?

noelpolar · 05-10-2016, 08:43 PM

Originally posted by RobG

Nice pics, and that's interesting. Until now, I wasn't keen on the K1 because I like having the extra effective focal length from the crop factor. If the AF is significantly better, that changes things! I assume that you updated the K3 firmware to work with the lens?

Yes I did, I'm not complaining about the K3, it is what it is. I can understand the slight reach advantage of the K3, however, the autofocus (AFC) advantages along with the better noise and DR of the K-1 puts the K-1 as the "most likely" camera I'd grab. Off course, only time will tell if this the case in 100% of circumstances.

Last edited by noelpolar; 05-10-2016 at 11:21 PM.

RobG · 05-12-2016, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by noelpolar

Yes I did, I'm not complaining about the K3, it is what it is. I can understand the slight reach advantage of the K3, however, the autofocus (AFC) advantages along with the better noise and DR of the K-1 puts the K-1 as the "most likely" camera I'd grab. Off course, only time will tell if this the case in 100% of circumstances.

Good to know, thanks! Isn't a 1.5x crop factor more than a "slight" advantage though? On the DFA 150-450 that would be 450mm on the K1 and 675mm on the K3. Having said that I do appreciate that having more megapixels, less noise and more dynamic range would mean you could afford to crop more of a K1 image. I'd also be interested to know how the AFC on the K1 compares to the AFC on the K3ii.

**gaweidert** · 05-25-2016, 05:31 AM

It's not a bad portrait lens either.

noelpolar · 05-31-2016, 03:18 AM - **1 Like**

K-1 meets the relatives..... DFA 150-450..... Zoo shot

Last edited by noelpolar; 06-06-2016 at 09:51 PM.

Murra54 · 05-31-2016, 04:35 AM

Nicely done, love the expression.

**gaweidert** · 06-06-2016, 07:44 AM - **1 Like**

I was in Yellowstone the past few days and finally saw a Grizzly bear. Plus she had 3 cubs with her. The bad part was that she was a long way off so I took my 150-450, mounted it on my K3 and stacked a 2x Vivitar Macro and Pentax 1.4 teleconverter to it. By the time you add it all up, it was equivalent to a 1980mm f 16 lens or there abouts. The results are way less than great, but at least I have proof of first spotting her and than getting a few shots of her. No cropping on this shot. It doesn't help any.

**wtlwdwgn** · 06-06-2016, 09:11 AM

At least you got to see a griz sow and cubs. I went for years before I saw one and years more before a black bear.

**gaweidert** · 06-06-2016, 10:28 AM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

At least you got to see a griz sow and cubs. I went for years before I saw one and years more before a black bear.

I actually saw a black bear with two cubs on Friday, but the bear jam was so big that I didn't bother trying to find a place to pull over. I found this one in the Hayden valley area. I just entered a pull off and sat and scanned for a bit. Found a tiny spec hear a small show field and got out the binoculars. (Nikon 10x50

) and saw her. Well over a half mile off. I did not see any wolves. Only one coyote. A few elk in the park. Two moose. (Again no place to pull off and park to get a shot.). I did get two pairs of sandhill cranes. One pair with a chick.

The internet service provider for the hotel I was in went down for the last few days and will e down for a few weeks. They got a virus in their system or something like that. So this morning is the my first time on line in a few days. This is my sixth time at Yellowstone since 1991. I finally did get out to the northeast entrance. The K1 performed flawlessly. Over 250 shots and still plenty of battery life.

**wtlwdwgn** · 06-06-2016, 10:36 AM

Sounds like you had an eventful trip. Traffic jams are a real problem this time of year when there is significant wildlife activity. I missed out on the wolf sightings this year because of traffic jams. I've been going to the Park since 1979 and I've yet to see a moose to be able to get a shot. I know they're there but I've not seen one.

timautin · 06-07-2016, 06:27 AM - **3 Likes**

A few from Sunday. All of them on tripod, at 450mm.

**wtlwdwgn** · 06-07-2016, 11:51 AM

Great shots!

**chuck_c** · 06-10-2016, 09:54 AM - **1 Like**

On the K-1

House Sparrow-female by Chuck Campbell, on Flickr

On the K-3

House Sparrow-male by Chuck Campbell, on Flickr

06-06-2016, 10:28 AM	#776
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn At least you got to see a griz sow and cubs. I went for years before I saw one and years more before a black bear. I actually saw a black bear with two cubs on Friday, but the bear jam was so big that I didn't bother trying to find a place to pull over. I found this one in the Hayden valley area. I just entered a pull off and sat and scanned for a bit. Found a tiny spec hear a small show field and got out the binoculars. (Nikon 10x50 ) and saw her. Well over a half mile off. I did not see any wolves. Only one coyote. A few elk in the park. Two moose. (Again no place to pull off and park to get a shot.). I did get two pairs of sandhill cranes. One pair with a chick. The internet service provider for the hotel I was in went down for the last few days and will e down for a few weeks. They got a virus in their system or something like that. So this morning is the my first time on line in a few days. This is my sixth time at Yellowstone since 1991. I finally did get out to the northeast entrance. The K1 performed flawlessly. Over 250 shots and still plenty of battery life. Last edited by gaweidert; 06-06-2016 at 06:49 PM.

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tduell Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,517	Originally posted by noelpolar Ok.... I reckon I'm going for a first with the K-1...... 'The first shitty shot posted" Shitty Shot.jpg by Noel Leahy, on Flickr And another backlit with DFA 150-450 BIF with K-1 are significantly easier then with my K3. Hello Noel, Those shots look OK to me, and thanks for posting. Good to see some BIF shots with the K-1 and the 150-450. I'm thinking K1 + 150-450 + 1.4xTC is going to be a good birding combination. I currently use this combination on a K-3 II and always running into trouble with higher ISO in woodland settings (lower light, shade), so hoping the K-1 will help. Cheers, Terry

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noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Originally posted by RobG Nice pics, and that's interesting. Until now, I wasn't keen on the K1 because I like having the extra effective focal length from the crop factor. If the AF is significantly better, that changes things! I assume that you updated the K3 firmware to work with the lens? Yes I did, I'm not complaining about the K3, it is what it is. I can understand the slight reach advantage of the K3, however, the autofocus (AFC) advantages along with the better noise and DR of the K-1 puts the K-1 as the "most likely" camera I'd grab. Off course, only time will tell if this the case in 100% of circumstances. Last edited by noelpolar; 05-10-2016 at 11:21 PM.

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RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	Originally posted by noelpolar Yes I did, I'm not complaining about the K3, it is what it is. I can understand the slight reach advantage of the K3, however, the autofocus (AFC) advantages along with the better noise and DR of the K-1 puts the K-1 as the "most likely" camera I'd grab. Off course, only time will tell if this the case in 100% of circumstances. Good to know, thanks! Isn't a 1.5x crop factor more than a "slight" advantage though? On the DFA 150-450 that would be 450mm on the K1 and 675mm on the K3. Having said that I do appreciate that having more megapixels, less noise and more dynamic range would mean you could afford to crop more of a K1 image. I'd also be interested to know how the AFC on the K1 compares to the AFC on the K3ii.

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