[christiandre]

avec le K1 mon vieux zygo, ça va dépoter

[Zygonyx]

Yep, je manque juste de temps...

[Murra54]

On a reservoir 1.5km from where I live.
Using a Hoffmann monopod

[GaryH]

After pondering for months what I want in a long lens, I finally decided to sell my 60-250 and 300 f4 to fund a 150-450mm. Well, so far I am very pleased with my decision.,
These are spme shots from the first day with this lens. Some hand held, some with a monopod. I really like this lens and do not consider it any more difficult to manage than the 50-500mm Sigmas I have owned in the past.

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[noelpolar]

Out camping a bit at the moment.....DFA 150-450 shots.... hand helds

Had trouble nailing this Blow Fly..... finaly got it by a nose


Blow Fly.JPG by Noel Leahy, on Flickr

And a pretty boy...


Pretty Boy.JPG by Noel Leahy, on Flickr

[Murra54]

I like the cocky. Done well to get it in light where the white feathers don't blow out to christmas in the highlights. Sharp.
I find the 150 - 450 easier to work with than the 60 250, especially handheld.

[noelpolar]

Oh Dear.....DFA 150-450 twilight, hand held, iso 1600, 1/60, f6.3, 450mm...., in camera jpeg conversion... since I'm camping.

[noelpolar]

DFA 150-450 ...... was Bird Valentines day today..... 24th for them so it seems....in camera jpeg conversions...as I still camping.... a bit of pop up flash used with the Rouge Safari Flash Extender...... hand held

[TroutHunterJohn]

1 color and 2 b&w of Canada and Snow Geese in Western WA with my new 150-450.

With this new lens, I wonder if my DA*300 will see future use?

[noelpolar]

1 color and 2 b&w of Snow Geese in Western WA with my new 150-450.

With this new lens, I wonder if my DA*300 will see future use?

Congrats..... not using my f*300 much any more.

[colonel00]

1 color and 2 b&w of Canada and Snow Geese in Western WA with my new 150-450.

With this new lens, I wonder if my DA*300 will see future use?

Great shots and thanks for correctly calling them Canada Geese. One of those little things that really doesn't matter in the whole scheme of life but man if it doesn't irk me when people call them Canadian Geese.



Also, to anyone who can't find a use for their DA* 300mm anymore, I'm in the market

[Barry Pearson]

1 color and 2 b&w of Canada and Snow Geese in Western WA with my new 150-450.

With this new lens, I wonder if my DA*300 will see future use?

I wish I had taken those photos!

Congrats..... not using my f*300 much any more.

I shoot birds, airplanes, motor sports. I've been using this lens since last May.

I haven't found a use for my DA* 300mm f/4 in all that time. (But I did use my DA* 60-250mm f/4 for one airshow with "less challenging", veteran, airplanes, closer up. Perhaps that has a future, although I suspect the D FA 70-200mm f/2.8 will take over there too).

[TroutHunterJohn]

I wish I had taken those photos!



I shoot birds, airplanes, motor sports. I've been using this lens since last May.

I haven't found a use for my DA* 300mm f/4 in all that time. (But I did use my DA* 60-250mm f/4 for one airshow with "less challenging", veteran, airplanes, closer up. Perhaps that has a future, although I suspect the D FA 70-200mm f/2.8 will take over there too).

Has anyone done or found a head to head comparison between the da*300 vs the 150-450 @300 under the same conditions? I would love to know the results (I think).

[timautin]

Has anyone done or found a head to head comparison between the da*300 vs the 150-450 @300 under the same conditions? I would love to know the results (I think).

I'll do it the next time I'll shoot birds from a hide, but it may not be before a few months (too cold for me at the moment to wait outside several hours without moving ^^). But on the quick test shots I have done so far, even when looking at 100% it's hard to tell which picture has been taken with which lens, and which is the better one. The IQ is so close that you may see more differences between two pictures taken with one of the lenses than between two pictures taken with each lens. Again, that's based on my first tests, and maybe I'll see more difference in a hide, with a perfect light, a tripod, and a still bird 5 meters away.

What is absolutely sure, is that the IQ with the 150-450 is absolutely fantastic compared to the DA*300 + 1.4TC (well, at least for my copies). I was very disappointed by the TC, and I'm very happy with the D-FA.

[noelpolar]

DFA 150-450 with a bit of Rogue Safari flash...1/180, f10, iso320, hand held


Kookaburra by Noel Leahy, on Flickr