300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

**MossyRocks** · 10-03-2019, 07:31 AM - **9 Likes**

Another abstract shot of the old Cedar Ave bridge with the Sigman 300mm f/4 APO macro

**jacamar** · 10-03-2019, 01:19 PM - **13 Likes**

Wood Pigeon

Ducatigaz · 10-03-2019, 03:54 PM

Originally posted by Pentikonian

Very nice. RAF Mildenhall?

I miss shooting aviation stuff, might be able to get back to it next year.

RAF Fairfiord, Gloucestershire

**MossyRocks** · 10-04-2019, 08:00 AM - **6 Likes**

A backlit flower with fill flash. 300mm Sigma f/4 APO Macro, ISO 100, F/5.6, 1/100s

str8talk83 · 10-04-2019, 09:11 AM - **21 Likes**

Pentikonian · 10-04-2019, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

RAF Fairfiord, Gloucestershire

Thanks. Made it to quite a few RAF bases over the years, don't recall going to Fairford.

Pentaxians · 10-05-2019, 04:53 AM - **17 Likes**

Tiger shrike:

Female Yellow-rumped Flycatcher:

Taken with Pentax K70, DA300mm and TC1.4

simsburyphoto · 10-05-2019, 02:49 PM

Great photos!!!!

**volley** · 10-06-2019, 04:33 AM - **12 Likes**

Some shots from today's visit to a local game park.

K1 and manual focus Sigma 4.5/500mm

pentaxfall · 10-08-2019, 12:19 AM - **14 Likes**

These are from safari in Nagara Hole forest in KR, India. These are shot over 3 days(two sessions of 3hrs each, per day). Highlight was sighting of 2 Elephants and one Tiger (for 2-3minutes). Shots are tight because I was using 500mm prime and subject were close to jeep. In fact I had to use FULL focus range on my lens. Tiger sighting happened at 6pm. Light was very poor. My settings were 1/125sec F5.6. AutoISO went up to 6400. I was using monopod. Open jeep safari vehicles are allowed only in Tourist zone where density of animals is less compared to core-zone where only Forest dept vehicles are allowed. Time being close to monsoon, chances of sightings are low because water is everywhere. Animals move a lot during summer in search of water, that increases chances of sighting. But in summer background is brown, not the green of monsoon.

Nikon Z7 and Nikon 500mm F5.6 PF

uncropped

uncropped

side uncropped (territory marking related activity)

sides cropped

womble · 10-08-2019, 06:27 AM - **2 Likes**

SMC Takumar 400 f/5.6, Pentax ES, Ilford FP4 film, commercial dev and low res scan.

St Albans Abbey par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

**riseform** · 10-08-2019, 08:39 AM - **18 Likes**

Red-breasted nuthatch
K1, DA 560

**Canada_Rockies** · 10-08-2019, 08:57 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by riseform

Red-breasted nuthatch
K1, DA 560

Great shot!

**scc** · 10-08-2019, 10:50 AM - **5 Likes**

I finally ended up with a A 1.4 L rear converter for my SMC-Pentax A 300 mm f/2.8 ED IF. No way to get a AF 1.7L, but the 1.4L is of better quality.
Some samples taken with my new KP :

A robin, tree leaves in fall, squirrel.

**scc** · 10-08-2019, 10:52 AM - **2 Likes**

And here are some sample with my old K7 with the DA 65-250 with the HD Pentax DA-AF1.4x converter:

Robin, chickadee and Red-Breasted Nuthatch.

10-08-2019, 12:19 AM - 14 Likes	#31750
pentaxfall Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 581	These are from safari in Nagara Hole forest in KR, India. These are shot over 3 days(two sessions of 3hrs each, per day). Highlight was sighting of 2 Elephants and one Tiger (for 2-3minutes). Shots are tight because I was using 500mm prime and subject were close to jeep. In fact I had to use FULL focus range on my lens. Tiger sighting happened at 6pm. Light was very poor. My settings were 1/125sec F5.6. AutoISO went up to 6400. I was using monopod. Open jeep safari vehicles are allowed only in Tourist zone where density of animals is less compared to core-zone where only Forest dept vehicles are allowed. Time being close to monsoon, chances of sightings are low because water is everywhere. Animals move a lot during summer in search of water, that increases chances of sighting. But in summer background is brown, not the green of monsoon. Nikon Z7 and Nikon 500mm F5.6 PF uncropped uncropped side uncropped (territory marking related activity) sides cropped sides cropped

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Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 726	Tiger shrike: Female Yellow-rumped Flycatcher: Taken with Pentax K70, DA300mm and TC1.4

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