300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

**Weevil** · 03-19-2021, 10:17 PM - **12 Likes**

Lycopodes / Clubmosses [Lycopodiaceae]
Venise-en-Québec, Québec, CANADA
2021.03.19

Lycopodes / Clubmosses [Lycopodiaceae] | Le printemps est là? | Flickr

Lycopodes / Clubmosses [Lycopodiaceae]

Pentax K-1 + Sigma 500mm ƒ/4.5 EX DG APO
1/320, ƒ/4.5, ISO 160
#pentax #k1 #teampentax

Pentaxians · 03-19-2021, 10:43 PM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

Both great images, but the first in particular is superb!

Thank you Peter. Agree, I like the first photo too.

**acoufap** · 03-20-2021, 08:15 AM - **3 Likes**

When I was looking for something special using the KP and DFA150-450 plus DA TC1.4x, I found it ... or at least I associated it.

E.T.'s right hand!

KP | 630mm

**Weevil** · 03-20-2021, 09:02 AM - **6 Likes**

Urubu à tête rouge / Turkey Vulture [Cathartes aura]
Noyan, , Québec, CANADA
2021.03.19

at the golden hour...

Urubu à tête rouge / Turkey Vulture [Cathartes aura]

Pentax K-1 + Sigma 500mm ƒ/4.5 EX DG APO
1/320, ƒ/4.5, ISO 160
#pentax #k1 #teampentax

Last edited by Weevil; 03-20-2021 at 10:10 AM.

bertwert · 03-20-2021, 02:31 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Weevil

Urubu à tête rouge / Turkey Vulture

Urubu is now one of my favourite French words - not one I've come across before...

**Weevil** · 03-20-2021, 04:59 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by bertwert

Urubu is now one of my favourite French words - not one I've come across before...

Cool! it's really a phonetic-fun word to pronounce... Not sure about its origins tho!

Here's another shot from yesterday. The Snow geese are transiting now...

Oies des neiges / Snow Geese [Chen caerulescens]
L'Acadie (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu), Québec, CANADA
2021.03.19

Oies des neiges / Snow Geese [Chen caerulescens]

Pentax K-1 + Sigma 500mm ƒ/4.5 EX DG APO
1/800, ƒ/4.5, ISO 800

I've heard an occurence of a Barnacle Goose today, but wasn't able to find it...

**Weevil** · 03-20-2021, 09:05 PM - **8 Likes**

Faucon émerillon / Merlin [Falco columbarius]
Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Québec, CANADA
2021.03.19

Faucon émerillon / Merlin [Falco columbarius] | Curculion | Flickr

Faucon émerillon / Merlin [Falco columbarius]

Pentax K-1 + Sigma 500mm ƒ/4.5 EX DG APO
1/800, ƒ/4.5, ISO 640
#pentax #k1 #teampentax

noelpolar · 03-21-2021, 01:46 AM - **11 Likes**

Some more from last weeks Flinders Ranges

K1 and DFA 150-450

DFA 150-450 only at 150 for this (0.3s hand held though)

These Orb spiders string webs between bushes.... they tend to make grown men run screaming waving their arms around like a girl. I'm known for being a girl at times.... mostly when distracted. The orb grows to 1 meter in size.... in my nightmares. MFD on DFA 150-450 to make it look scary... this one was legless... 2 missing.

KP and F*300/4.5 (Lazy walking kit)

KP and Sigma 150-500 (trying a mates lens on the KP)

**rod_grant** · 03-21-2021, 03:55 AM - **1 Like**

Great set Noel.
I love every one.

noelpolar · 03-21-2021, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Great set Noel.
I love every one.

Thanks Rod!

**K2 to K50** · 03-21-2021, 06:09 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by noelpolar

Some more from last weeks Flinders Ranges

.......

Love those bird shots, Noel. Especially the closeup of the male red-capped robin. and is that the female with the feathers fluffed out to the side?

Nice red sunset, too!!

**DonV** · 03-21-2021, 07:39 PM - **1 Like**

KP and 100-300 Sigma- which I could not get a "sharp" picture with, switched to my son's Pentax 55-300 plm and then the plm with 1.4x Pentax extender.
What a difference with the Pentax, super "little" lens in my book.

First the Sigma-cropped, then the plm with extender SOOC, and cropped.

kengoh · 03-21-2021, 09:25 PM - **16 Likes**

Last Sunday had a birding session with termy, he was kind to let me test his DA560 and he didn't shoot a single shot even though this Banded Woodpecker is so nice looking, kudos to him.

Back view:

**luftfluss** · 03-21-2021, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by DonV

KP and 100-300 Sigma- which I could not get a "sharp" picture with, switched to my son's Pentax 55-300 plm and then the plm with 1.4x Pentax extender.
What a difference with the Pentax, super "little" lens in my book.

First the Sigma-cropped, then the plm with extender SOOC, and cropped.

Looks like AF adjustment may be necessary with your Sigma 100-300 (is it the f/4 version?)

**luftfluss** · 03-21-2021, 09:34 PM - **13 Likes**

A couple days ago I went out during a steady rain, and found a bald eagle stoically braving the storm. I passed by my feathered friend twice at the same spot during my travels, about 30 minutes apart.

Tamron 400/4 65B + Pentax A 2x-L converter, resting the lens on the top of the passenger seat of my car, shooting in portrait orientation. Pushing my luck a bit with 1/350s shutter. Not especially sharp results, but shooting an eagle 40 yards away with 800mm worth of glass results in a fair amount of detail, simply due to the magnification.

03-20-2021, 04:59 PM - 5 Likes	#35316
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Originally posted by bertwert Urubu is now one of my favourite French words - not one I've come across before... Cool! it's really a phonetic-fun word to pronounce... Not sure about its origins tho! Here's another shot from yesterday. The Snow geese are transiting now... Oies des neiges / Snow Geese [Chen caerulescens] L'Acadie (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu), Québec, CANADA 2021.03.19 Oies des neiges / Snow Geese [Chen caerulescens] Pentax K-1 + Sigma 500mm ƒ/4.5 EX DG APO 1/800, ƒ/4.5, ISO 800 I've heard an occurence of a Barnacle Goose today, but wasn't able to find it... Last edited by Weevil; 03-20-2021 at 08:32 PM.

03-21-2021, 01:46 AM - 11 Likes	#35318
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Some more from last weeks Flinders Ranges K1 and DFA 150-450 DFA 150-450 only at 150 for this (0.3s hand held though) These Orb spiders string webs between bushes.... they tend to make grown men run screaming waving their arms around like a girl. I'm known for being a girl at times.... mostly when distracted. The orb grows to 1 meter in size.... in my nightmares. MFD on DFA 150-450 to make it look scary... this one was legless... 2 missing. KP and F300/4.5 (Lazy walking kit) KP and Sigma 150-500 (trying a mates lens on the KP) Last edited by noelpolar; 03-21-2021 at 02:00 AM.*

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03-19-2021, 10:17 PM - 12 Likes	#35311
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Lycopodes / Clubmosses [Lycopodiaceae] Venise-en-Québec, Québec, CANADA 2021.03.19 Lycopodes / Clubmosses [Lycopodiaceae] \| Le printemps est là? \| Flickr Lycopodes / Clubmosses [Lycopodiaceae] Pentax K-1 + Sigma 500mm ƒ/4.5 EX DG APO 1/320, ƒ/4.5, ISO 160 #pentax #k1 #teampentax

03-19-2021, 10:43 PM	#35312
Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 733	Originally posted by K2 to K50 Both great images, but the first in particular is superb! Thank you Peter. Agree, I like the first photo too.

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acoufap Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Munich, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,184	When I was looking for something special using the KP and DFA150-450 plus DA TC1.4x, I found it ... or at least I associated it. E.T.'s right hand! KP \| 630mm

03-20-2021, 09:02 AM - 6 Likes	#35314
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Urubu à tête rouge / Turkey Vulture [Cathartes aura] Noyan, , Québec, CANADA 2021.03.19 at the golden hour... Urubu à tête rouge / Turkey Vulture [Cathartes aura] Pentax K-1 + Sigma 500mm ƒ/4.5 EX DG APO 1/320, ƒ/4.5, ISO 160 #pentax #k1 #teampentax Last edited by Weevil; 03-20-2021 at 10:10 AM.

03-20-2021, 02:31 PM - 1 Like	#35315
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by Weevil Urubu à tête rouge / Turkey Vulture Urubu is now one of my favourite French words - not one I've come across before...

03-20-2021, 09:05 PM - 8 Likes	#35317
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Faucon émerillon / Merlin [Falco columbarius] Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Québec, CANADA 2021.03.19 Faucon émerillon / Merlin [Falco columbarius] \| Curculion \| Flickr Faucon émerillon / Merlin [Falco columbarius] Pentax K-1 + Sigma 500mm ƒ/4.5 EX DG APO 1/800, ƒ/4.5, ISO 640 #pentax #k1 #teampentax

03-21-2021, 03:55 AM - 1 Like	#35319
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Great set Noel. I love every one.

03-21-2021, 03:50 PM	#35320
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Originally posted by rod_grant Great set Noel. I love every one. Thanks Rod!

03-21-2021, 06:09 PM - 1 Like	#35321
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,782	Originally posted by noelpolar Some more from last weeks Flinders Ranges ....... Love those bird shots, Noel. Especially the closeup of the male red-capped robin. and is that the female with the feathers fluffed out to the side? Nice red sunset, too!!

03-21-2021, 09:25 PM - 16 Likes	#35323
kengoh Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,787	Last Sunday had a birding session with termy, he was kind to let me test his DA560 and he didn't shoot a single shot even though this Banded Woodpecker is so nice looking, kudos to him. Back view:

03-21-2021, 09:26 PM	#35324
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,618	Originally posted by DonV KP and 100-300 Sigma- which I could not get a "sharp" picture with, switched to my son's Pentax 55-300 plm and then the plm with 1.4x Pentax extender. What a difference with the Pentax, super "little" lens in my book. First the Sigma-cropped, then the plm with extender SOOC, and cropped. Looks like AF adjustment may be necessary with your Sigma 100-300 (is it the f/4 version?)

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