[HoutHans]

"Burst" mode doesn't always go as expected.





K3-III, DA*300mm, DA 1.4x TC

Is this a photo divebomb? Very funny image.

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Gros-bec errant / Evening Grosbeak [Coccothraustes vespertinus] ♂ (Mâle)
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, CANADA
2021.05.08

They were a couple around the feeders today... Seen them for the 1st time 2 days ago. Hope they will stay a bit, they are nice subjects to shoot!

Pentax K-3ii + SMC Pentax-FA* 250-600mm f5.6 ED [IF]
1/250s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 320


Gros-bec errant / Evening Grosbeak [Coccothraustes vespertinus]

#pentax #teampentax

An excellent image!

[Pentikonian]

K-3 III/ SMC A*400F2.8/AF 1.7 adaptor. First shot with this combo....

Nice! Looks like it is going to work great for you.

[Pentikonian]

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nice......much better luck than i have trying to catch any of them
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Two excellent shots - love the enquiring look he is giving in the second shot.

Thanks!

[stihlmania]

Well, nothing wrong with that combo - top-notch image! Excellent clarity and detail - and it would seem you have the bird's full attention. Would never have picked this for an image where a TC was used.

The 1.7 af adaptor [ not sure if TC is the correct way to describe this ] almost never leaves the 400 these days, I also have the 1.4XL and the 2.0XL but seldom use them. The manual focus on the 400, while smooth and precise, takes forever by hand! Close up or far away, birds move way to much to be cranking the focus back and forth to get many shots. The limited auto focus of this adaptor is a wonder to behold if one has never used it. My SMC 50 f1.7 is almost a true autofocus lens with this, my other usage for the 1.7. And yes when doing close-ups with the tripod queen 400 birds do know I am there, and they do keep an eye on me... This test of the K-3III was important for me, as Canon and Nikon AF 400 lenses are very sharp but no better than what I can get now...

[Ducatigaz]

Here are the results of a few hours sat in my car near a large puddle. K-3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.

[Mbaez]

Here are the results of a few hours sat in my car near a large puddle. K-3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.

These are the best puddle pictures! Good job as always!

[K2 to K50]

Here are the results of a few hours sat in my car near a large puddle. K-3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.................

So you just sat in your car near a puddle - and produced an ocean of beautiful images!!!!

[Weevil]

Gros-bec errant / Evening Grosbeak [Coccothraustes vespertinus] ♀ (Femelle)
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, CANADA
2021.05.08

They were a couple around the house yesterday... We normally see them for for a couple days during the migrations. Hope they will stay a bit, they are nice subjects to shoot!



Gros-bec errant / Evening Grosbeak [Coccothraustes vespertinus] ♀ (Femelle)

Pentax K-3ii + SMC Pentax-FA* 250-600mm f5.6 ED [IF]
1/800s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 800

[luftfluss]

Here are the results of a few hours sat in my car near a large puddle. K-3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.

Even by your lofty birding standards, these are superb.

[blankmampf]

Here are the results of a few hours sat in my car near a large puddle. K-3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.

Those images really are breathtaking. So nice and sharp, and you can see every strand of feather. The FA* 600mm really is a beast of a lens, not just in terms of weight

I went on a stroll today, the weather was very sunny, and my K10D was yearning for a bit of action
I mostly used the Takumar 135mm F/3.5 and 55mm F/1.8 (such lovely colour rendering!), but also took a break close to the water for birdhunting.



A pair of doves landed on a branch close by, and I thought they were very cute grooming and "kissing" each other. I believe I chose to focus manually due to the twigs in the foreground distracting my autofocus, so many shots were out of focus, but this one hit home.
Taken with Sigma 70-300mm at 300mm, F/5.6, 1/1500, ISO 400

And I got some very happy news: I won an auction on a K-3 ii on eBay for a surprisingly low amount, considering the last finished auctions of said camera here in Germany.
It must be a sign - next week is my Birthday, and it is set to arrive just on that very same day, a gift from myself to myself, and I'm extremely happy about the good fortune.

[Lowell Goudge]

Spotted a tree with a hole, and first one, then the other downy woodpecker would come to feed the chicks. Never saw the chicks, but got the parents together, both looking at their hole

DA560 on K1MKII

[Weevil]

Another close & personal shot of the male Grosbeak...If you look closer in the bird's eye, you'll see our house btw...

Pentax K-3ii + SMC Pentax-FA* 250-600mm f5.6 ED [IF]
1/800s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 800


Gros-bec errant / Evening Grosbeak [Coccothraustes vespertinus] ♂ (Mâle)

[Canada_Rockies]

Here are the results of a few hours sat in my car near a large puddle. K-3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.

Another great series, Gary!

[luftfluss]

A pair of doves landed on a branch close by, and I thought they were very cute grooming and "kissing" each other. I believe I chose to focus manually due to the twigs in the foreground distracting my autofocus, so many shots were out of focus, but this one hit home.
Taken with Sigma 70-300mm at 300mm, F/5.6, 1/1500, ISO 400

That's adorable.

And I got some very happy news: I won a bet on a K-3 ii on eBay for a surprisingly low amount, considering the last finished auctions of said camera here in Germany.
It must be a sign - next week is my Birthday, and it is set to arrive just on that very same day, a gift from myself to myself, and I'm extremely happy about the good fortune.

Congratulations! I like my K-3 II very much.

[Mbaez]

American Goldfinch

K3 + 1.4TC + DA300