300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

nomadkng · 01-19-2015, 10:18 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by r0ckstarr

Want me to add the 300* and TC to the shopping cart and give you the link, or are you going to do it?

Welcome. Great photos!

go big or go home,,, just get the sigma 500 f4.5

normhead · 01-19-2015, 01:57 PM - **4 Likes**

Using the K-3 and A-400 FA 1.7 TC to reach almost 700mm, (1000 mm equivalent) it's hard to get anything at all unless it's perfect light (maximum aperture is ƒ9.5). This was not perfect light, and the lack of sharpness had me wondering. This is the first time we've had Redpolls at the feeder this year. It's good to see them back.

Then of course you get the one that shows you what you could have had, if everything else had worked out. Working with 680mm is definitely a challenge.

Ducatigaz · 01-19-2015, 04:33 PM - **9 Likes**

Really great shots everyone.
I had another go at shooting Short Eared Owls today, K-5/Sigma 500mm f4.5 EX DG

**UncleVanya** · 01-19-2015, 04:45 PM

Stunning shots of the owl.

**crewl1** · 01-19-2015, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

Really great shots everyone.
I had another go at shooting Short Eared Owls today, K-5/Sigma 500mm f4.5 EX DG

Cool! Did it catch something in the last one?

johnmflores · 01-19-2015, 04:52 PM

Wow great owl shots!

Ducatigaz · 01-19-2015, 04:57 PM

Originally posted by crewl1

Cool! Did it catch something in the last one?

Yes it had a Vole,I need a FA600 f4 to get a bit more reach, If anyone knows where a pristine example is for sale please let me know

lukulele · 01-19-2015, 05:34 PM

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

Yes it had a Vole,I need a FA600 f4 to get a bit more reach, If anyone knows where a pristine example is for sale please let me know

I nominate Adam to gift you the FA 600 for being the first poster on page 1000 and the owls. Let us know if it happens.

Designosophy · 01-19-2015, 05:40 PM - **4 Likes**

Arrived too late to get much, but did get something.

Bald Eagle by Designosophy, on Flickr

**dadipentak** · 01-19-2015, 05:45 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Designosophy

Arrived too late to get much, but did get something.

Better than I did this year. ;~)

Hey look--we're on page 1,000!

Here's one I brought back from Cancun EXIF says "250mm" but I was shooting with the Sigma 100-300 & 1.4x so really 350mm:

derekkite · 01-19-2015, 05:54 PM

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

Really great shots everyone.
I had another go at shooting Short Eared Owls today, K-5/Sigma 500mm f4.5 EX DG

Very nice! A long way away, sharp. Great shots.

normhead · 01-19-2015, 07:12 PM - **2 Likes**

Page 1000, and not a bogus thread like that other thread, a bonafide thread.

Dave L · 01-19-2015, 07:33 PM

Originally posted by stormtech

Agreed - I stopped with the DA*300 - haven't even gone as far as the 1.4x TC.

To me beyond that point is quite a trade off - loosing 1 stop for 120mm more focal length. In my eyes there isn't a whole lot of difference from 300mm to 420mm. So at that point I embrace the challenge to get closer which is a huge challenge around here as my wildlife is truly wild and so very skittish.

But but but... to use digital TV parlance, the 1.4 TC (I presume it's really 1.414...) gives twice the pixels for every object photographed! Twice as many 'extra' as the K-3 does compared to the K-5/II/s! So 3 times more pixels and 1.7 times linear, by going from K-5/II/s to K-3 and the TC 1.4.

Well that's how I finally persuaded myself to get one, anyway! Trouble is, the K-3 part wasn't free... and neither was tha DA*300mm...

RobG · 01-19-2015, 07:58 PM

Originally posted by Kameko

The shots from this day have made me appreciate how quiet Pentax's shutter is. The guy next to me shooting Canon sounded like a shotgun going off over and over. Yet he somehow felt the need to shush my partner and I when we were whispering to each other

What a beautiful photo! The Canon guy sounds really unreasonable.

daytona9 · 01-20-2015, 06:13 AM

1000 pages .............. fantastic!!

Congratulations to everyone who has posted in this thread, keep up the great work - you all make this my favourite.

01-19-2015, 05:45 PM - 1 Like	#14995
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by Designosophy Arrived too late to get much, but did get something. Better than I did this year. ;~) Hey look--we're on page 1,000! Here's one I brought back from Cancun EXIF says "250mm" but I was shooting with the Sigma 100-300 & 1.4x so really 350mm: Last edited by dadipentak; 01-19-2015 at 05:52 PM.

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nomadkng Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,448	Originally posted by r0ckstarr Want me to add the 300* and TC to the shopping cart and give you the link, or are you going to do it? Welcome. Great photos! go big or go home,,, just get the sigma 500 f4.5

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normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Using the K-3 and A-400 FA 1.7 TC to reach almost 700mm, (1000 mm equivalent) it's hard to get anything at all unless it's perfect light (maximum aperture is ƒ9.5). This was not perfect light, and the lack of sharpness had me wondering. This is the first time we've had Redpolls at the feeder this year. It's good to see them back. Then of course you get the one that shows you what you could have had, if everything else had worked out. Working with 680mm is definitely a challenge.

01-19-2015, 04:33 PM - 9 Likes	#14988
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,504	Really great shots everyone. I had another go at shooting Short Eared Owls today, K-5/Sigma 500mm f4.5 EX DG

01-19-2015, 04:45 PM	#14989
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,404	Stunning shots of the owl.

01-19-2015, 04:45 PM	#14990
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Originally posted by Ducatigaz Really great shots everyone. I had another go at shooting Short Eared Owls today, K-5/Sigma 500mm f4.5 EX DG Cool! Did it catch something in the last one?

01-19-2015, 04:52 PM	#14991
johnmflores Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somerville, NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,361	Wow great owl shots!

01-19-2015, 04:57 PM	#14992
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,504	Originally posted by crewl1 Cool! Did it catch something in the last one? Yes it had a Vole,I need a FA600 f4 to get a bit more reach, If anyone knows where a pristine example is for sale please let me know

01-19-2015, 05:34 PM	#14993
lukulele Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Blue Ridge Escarpment, North Carolina, US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,850	Originally posted by Ducatigaz Yes it had a Vole,I need a FA600 f4 to get a bit more reach, If anyone knows where a pristine example is for sale please let me know I nominate Adam to gift you the FA 600 for being the first poster on page 1000 and the owls. Let us know if it happens.

01-19-2015, 05:40 PM - 4 Likes	#14994
Designosophy Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Northeast Philadelphia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,137	Arrived too late to get much, but did get something. Bald Eagle by Designosophy, on Flickr

01-19-2015, 05:54 PM	#14996
derekkite Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nelson B.C. Posts: 3,782	Originally posted by Ducatigaz Really great shots everyone. I had another go at shooting Short Eared Owls today, K-5/Sigma 500mm f4.5 EX DG Very nice! A long way away, sharp. Great shots.

01-19-2015, 07:12 PM - 2 Likes	#14997
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Page 1000, and not a bogus thread like that other thread, a bonafide thread.

01-19-2015, 07:33 PM	#14998
Dave L Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 306	Originally posted by stormtech Agreed - I stopped with the DA300 - haven't even gone as far as the 1.4x TC. To me beyond that point is quite a trade off - loosing 1 stop for 120mm more focal length. In my eyes there isn't a whole lot of difference from 300mm to 420mm. So at that point I embrace the challenge to get closer which is a huge challenge around here as my wildlife is truly wild and so very skittish. But but but... to use digital TV parlance, the 1.4 TC (I presume it's really 1.414...) gives twice the pixels for every object photographed! Twice as many 'extra' as the K-3 does compared to the K-5/II/s! So 3 times more pixels and 1.7 times linear, by going from K-5/II/s to K-3 and the TC 1.4. Well that's how I finally persuaded myself to get one, anyway! Trouble is, the K-3 part wasn't free... and neither was tha DA300mm...

01-19-2015, 07:58 PM	#14999
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891	Originally posted by Kameko The shots from this day have made me appreciate how quiet Pentax's shutter is. The guy next to me shooting Canon sounded like a shotgun going off over and over. Yet he somehow felt the need to shush my partner and I when we were whispering to each other What a beautiful photo! The Canon guy sounds really unreasonable.

01-20-2015, 06:13 AM	#15000
daytona9 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 259	1000 pages .............. fantastic!! Congratulations to everyone who has posted in this thread, keep up the great work - you all make this my favourite.