DA*60-250 Lens Club

**Weevil** · 03-09-2021, 04:23 PM - **3 Likes**

New Lens Club for the DA*60-250

AFAIK, The only Lens club I can find to post pictures about that lens is the "DA zoom Club", but I think it would deserve a specific club IMHO... especially since this APS-C lens can be converted to Full-Frame bodies.

I love that lens! It's so sharp!

So let's see the results you can get with that very SPECIAL and underrated lens!

Weevil
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This troglo was around since the beginning of the winter. He feeds on suet I make and at night he hides under the patio.
At first he wasn't alone, he had a friend, but the latter haven't been seen for a while.
When the sun is from south-west, he come to the to of our dark BBQ and enjoy the heat.
That's when I was able to capture this photo, through our old double kitchen window.
He's so pretty!

Taken with the Pentax K-3ii + smc Pentax-DA* 60-250mm F4 ED [IF] SDM @ 250mm
1/500, ƒ/4 (wide-open), ISO 125

Troglodyte de Caroline / Carolina Wren [Troglodytes ludovicianus]
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 2021.02.08

Troglodyte de Caroline / Carolina Wren [Troglodytes ludovicianus]

#PENTAX #PentaxK3ii #K3ii #teampentax

Last edited by MarkJerling; 03-09-2021 at 10:36 PM. Reason: First line altered.

**sergysergy** · 03-09-2021, 05:29 PM - **1 Like**

I think if AF was a bit faster it wouldn't be that underrated. I love mine.

**K2 to K50** · 03-09-2021, 05:39 PM

Originally posted by Weevil

I'd like to start a new Lens Club for the DA*60-250
...............
I love that lens! It's so sharp!

So let's see the results you can get with that very SPECIAL and underrated lens!

Weevil
=====

This troglo was around since the beginning of the winter. He feeds on suet I make and at night he hides under the patio.
At first he wasn't alone, he had a friend, but the latter haven't been seen for a while.
When the sun is from south-west, he come to the to of our dark BBQ and enjoy the heat.
That's when I was able to capture this photo, through our old double kitchen window.
He's so pretty!

Taken with the Pentax K-3ii + smc Pentax-DA* 60-250mm F4 ED [IF] SDM @ 250mm
1/500, ƒ/4 (wide-open), ISO 125

Troglodyte de Caroline / Carolina Wren [Troglodytes ludovicianus]
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 2021.02.08

Troglodyte de Caroline / Carolina Wren [Troglodytes ludovicianus]

#PENTAX #PentaxK3ii #K3ii #teampentax

Feather detail is certainly absolutely superb in this shot!

**RICHARD L.** · 03-09-2021, 05:42 PM - **3 Likes**

Why not (pourquoi pas) ?

Grand Canyon, North Rim, Mount Hayden seen from Point Imperial. DA* 60-250 mm f/4 @ 60 mm FL, 1/1000 sec f/8 on a K3.

My travel kit in 2018 was a K3 with a DA 12-24 mm f/4 AL, FA 35 mm f/2 and DA* 60-250mm f/4.

Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes, Death Valley. DA* 60-250 mm f/4, 200 mm FL, 1/1000 sec @ f/8.

Last edited by RICHARD L.; 03-10-2021 at 06:21 AM.

**Weevil** · 03-09-2021, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

Feather detail is certainly absolutely superb in this shot!

Yeah ! And you have to know that this shot was made though an old-house, dirty doubled windows (in front of our kitchen sink)... we can guess the glass reflection as the color is a bit on the dimmed side, but even this, the sharpness is extraordinary at f4!

Originally posted by RICHARD L.

Why not (pourquoi pas) ?

Grand Canyon, North Rim, Mount Hayden seen from Point Imperial. DA* 60-250 mm f/4 @ 60 mm FL, 1/1000 sec f/8 on a K3.

My travel kit in 2018 was a K3 with a DA 12-24 mm f/4 AL, FA 35 mm f/2 and DA* 60-250mm f/4.

Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes, Death Valley. DA* 60-250 mm f/4, 200 mm FL, 1/1000 sec @ f/8.

Wow nice landscapes and colors !!

**RICHARD L.** · 03-09-2021, 06:31 PM - **2 Likes**

60 mm

250 mm

**RICHARD L.** · 03-10-2021, 05:22 AM

Sandy Hancock · 03-10-2021, 05:31 AM

Originally posted by Weevil

AFAIK, The only Lens club I can find to post pictures about that lens is the "DA zoom Club"

Apart from the long-established DA* Club.

5508 posts so far, with many images from the DA*60-250, but whatever....

normhead · 03-10-2021, 06:50 AM

Other DA* lenses have their own clubs....

normhead · 03-10-2021, 09:27 AM - **5 Likes**

I'll contribute few from the past. I largely use the DA 55-300 PLM these days.

Hard to believe, but I've had this lens 10 years now. K20D and K-x images.

**Weevil** · 03-10-2021, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

Apart from the long-established DA* Club.

5508 posts so far, with many images from the DA*60-250, but whatever....

Yeah... forgot about that "general" thread, that also overlaps the other photos from the DA Zoom club...
But I frankly think the DA*60-250mm deserves its own club...

normhead · 03-10-2021, 02:39 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Weevil

Yeah... forgot about that gereral thread, that also overlaps the other photos from the DA Zoom club...
But I frankly think the DA*60-250mm deserves its own club...

There are so many clubs for lenses I don't own, so essentially I'm banned, but I own this one, so now DA*16-50 and DA*50-135 guys can't post in one of the threads I post in... awesome. I feel like I'm getting them back. Not to mention that people interested in the lens often enjoy the discussion and commentary in the dedicated threads.

A few more 10 year old 60-250 images

**RICHARD L.** · 03-10-2021, 04:52 PM

**Weevil** · 03-12-2021, 11:59 PM - **1 Like**

Past examples of the DA*60-250, combined with the HDTC1.4x (350mm) on the K-3ii

Pic maculé / Yellow-bellied Sapsucker [Sphyrapicus varius]

**riseform** · 03-13-2021, 02:45 PM - **8 Likes**

These are buried somewhere in one of those previous all inclusive threads, but I'll contribute some "oldies", each taken with the K1 and Dremel modified 60-250.

I have mixed feelings about this lens. Even with a fast shutter speed I had a hard time getting sharp images of birds (even a sitting hummingbird) yet a stationary object was always tack sharp. My first day on South Georgia Island, it froze up and took me 20 precious minutes before it would work again. Hasn't failed since, but I now use it mainly for larger wildlife and landscapes.

From Steptoe butte in the Palouse, Washington state

King penguins cresting a bluff at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island

03-09-2021, 04:23 PM - 3 Likes	#1
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	*DA60-250 Lens Club New Lens Club** for the DA60-250 AFAIK, The only Lens club I can find to post pictures about that lens is the "DA zoom Club", but I think it would deserve a specific club IMHO... especially since this APS-C lens can be converted to Full-Frame bodies. I love that lens! It's so sharp! So let's see the results you can get with that very SPECIAL and underrated lens! Weevil ===== This troglo was around since the beginning of the winter. He feeds on suet I make and at night he hides under the patio. At first he wasn't alone, he had a friend, but the latter haven't been seen for a while. When the sun is from south-west, he come to the to of our dark BBQ and enjoy the heat. That's when I was able to capture this photo, through our old double kitchen window. He's so pretty! Taken with the Pentax K-3ii + smc Pentax-DA 60-250mm F4 ED [IF] SDM @ 250mm 1/500, ƒ/4 (wide-open), ISO 125 Troglodyte de Caroline / Carolina Wren [Troglodytes ludovicianus] Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 2021.02.08 Troglodyte de Caroline / Carolina Wren [Troglodytes ludovicianus] #PENTAX #PentaxK3ii #K3ii #teampentax Last edited by MarkJerling; 03-09-2021 at 10:36 PM. Reason: First line altered.

03-09-2021, 06:31 PM - 2 Likes	#6
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,581	*Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, CANADA. K3 + DA 60-250 mm f/4 60 mm 250 mm**

03-10-2021, 05:22 AM	#7
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,581	*Mount Hayden, morning view. Pentax K3 + DA 60-250 mm f/4, 90 mm FL.**

03-10-2021, 09:27 AM - 5 Likes	#10
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	I'll contribute few from the past. I largely use the DA 55-300 PLM these days. Hard to believe, but I've had this lens 10 years now. K20D and K-x images. Last edited by normhead; 03-10-2021 at 10:12 AM.

03-10-2021, 02:27 PM	#11
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock Apart from the long-established DA* Club. 5508 posts so far, with many images from the DA60-250, but whatever.... Yeah... forgot about that "general" thread, that also overlaps the other photos from the DA Zoom club... But I frankly think the DA60-250mm deserves its own club... Last edited by Weevil; 03-10-2021 at 03:05 PM.

03-09-2021, 05:29 PM - 1 Like	#2
sergysergy Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,170	I think if AF was a bit faster it wouldn't be that underrated. I love mine.

03-09-2021, 05:39 PM	#3
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,794	Originally posted by Weevil I'd like to start a new Lens Club for the DA60-250 ............... I love that lens! It's so sharp! So let's see the results you can get with that very SPECIAL and underrated lens! Weevil ===== This troglo was around since the beginning of the winter. He feeds on suet I make and at night he hides under the patio. At first he wasn't alone, he had a friend, but the latter haven't been seen for a while. When the sun is from south-west, he come to the to of our dark BBQ and enjoy the heat. That's when I was able to capture this photo, through our old double kitchen window. He's so pretty! Taken with the Pentax K-3ii + smc Pentax-DA 60-250mm F4 ED [IF] SDM @ 250mm 1/500, ƒ/4 (wide-open), ISO 125 Troglodyte de Caroline / Carolina Wren [Troglodytes ludovicianus] Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 2021.02.08 Troglodyte de Caroline / Carolina Wren [Troglodytes ludovicianus] #PENTAX #PentaxK3ii #K3ii #teampentax Feather detail is certainly absolutely superb in this shot!

03-09-2021, 05:42 PM - 3 Likes	#4
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,581	Why not (pourquoi pas) ? *Grand Canyon, North Rim, Mount Hayden seen from Point Imperial. DA 60-250 mm f/4 @ 60 mm FL, 1/1000 sec f/8 on a K3. My travel kit in 2018 was a K3 with a DA 12-24 mm f/4 AL, FA 35 mm f/2 and DA* 60-250mm f/4. Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes, Death Valley. DA* 60-250 mm f/4, 200 mm FL, 1/1000 sec @ f/8.** Last edited by RICHARD L.; 03-10-2021 at 06:21 AM.

03-09-2021, 06:14 PM	#5
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445 Original Poster	Originally posted by K2 to K50 Feather detail is certainly absolutely superb in this shot! Yeah ! And you have to know that this shot was made though an old-house, dirty doubled windows (in front of our kitchen sink)... we can guess the glass reflection as the color is a bit on the dimmed side, but even this, the sharpness is extraordinary at f4! Originally posted by RICHARD L. Why not (pourquoi pas) ? *Grand Canyon, North Rim, Mount Hayden seen from Point Imperial. DA 60-250 mm f/4 @ 60 mm FL, 1/1000 sec f/8 on a K3. My travel kit in 2018 was a K3 with a DA 12-24 mm f/4 AL, FA 35 mm f/2 and DA* 60-250mm f/4. Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes, Death Valley. DA* 60-250 mm f/4, 200 mm FL, 1/1000 sec @ f/8.** Wow nice landscapes and colors !!

03-10-2021, 05:31 AM	#8
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,272	Originally posted by Weevil AFAIK, The only Lens club I can find to post pictures about that lens is the "DA zoom Club" Apart from the long-established DA* Club. 5508 posts so far, with many images from the DA*60-250, but whatever....

03-10-2021, 06:50 AM	#9
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Other DA* lenses have their own clubs....

03-10-2021, 02:39 PM - 2 Likes	#12
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by Weevil Yeah... forgot about that gereral thread, that also overlaps the other photos from the DA Zoom club... But I frankly think the DA60-250mm deserves its own club... There are so many clubs for lenses I don't own, so essentially I'm banned, but I own this one, so now DA16-50 and DA*50-135 guys can't post in one of the threads I post in... awesome. I feel like I'm getting them back. Not to mention that people interested in the lens often enjoy the discussion and commentary in the dedicated threads. A few more 10 year old 60-250 images

03-10-2021, 04:52 PM	#13
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,581	*Yosemite Falls, K3 + DA 60-250 mm f/4.**

03-12-2021, 11:59 PM - 1 Like	#14
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445 Original Poster	Past examples of the DA*60-250, combined with the HDTC1.4x (350mm) on the K-3ii Pic maculé / Yellow-bellied Sapsucker [Sphyrapicus varius] Pic maculé / Yellow-bellied Sapsucker [Sphyrapicus varius]

03-13-2021, 02:45 PM - 8 Likes	#15
riseform Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: WA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 473	These are buried somewhere in one of those previous all inclusive threads, but I'll contribute some "oldies", each taken with the K1 and Dremel modified 60-250. I have mixed feelings about this lens. Even with a fast shutter speed I had a hard time getting sharp images of birds (even a sitting hummingbird) yet a stationary object was always tack sharp. My first day on South Georgia Island, it froze up and took me 20 precious minutes before it would work again. Hasn't failed since, but I now use it mainly for larger wildlife and landscapes. From Steptoe butte in the Palouse, Washington state King penguins cresting a bluff at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island

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