[Weevil]

I've been looking around for something good to carry my DFA 150-450mm + camera. I got this cheapo case:

JJC Weather-Resistant Pouch Bag Case fr Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm F 5.6E ED VR

There are several sellers on ebay and some different nametags. At 31cm x 15cm ID I can just squeeze lens + KS2 in but only after taking out the bottom padding. Not ideal! I actually msged the seller asking them to make a bigger one. The tamron 400mm should fit in, but again its fairly tight and not with a camera. My tamron 400mm came with its original case, which I added padding to.

That Ruggard looks really good foxy, it's not so pricy either, but I am not finding many/any suppliers here in UK.

Have you looked at the ThinkTank DIGITAL HOLSTER® 50 V2.0 ?
I have one, and it might suit your needs
https://www.thinktankphoto.com/products/digital-holster-50-v2

[Canada_Rockies]

Practising safe distancing.

Terrific shot!

[marcusBMG]

Thanks for that suggestion weevil, that also looks very nice, I suspect however that if the dimensions indicated are external ones its going to be a bit tight at the least - probably need the larger 150.

[Des]

I think this is an Australian Raven (there are Forest Ravens in the area too and it's not easy to tell them apart, except by call). KP + FA*300 f4.5.

(X-posted from the yard birds thread)

[blankmampf]

I've been looking around for something good to carry my DFA 150-450mm + camera. I got this cheapo case:

JJC Weather-Resistant Pouch Bag Case fr Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm F 5.6E ED VR

There are several sellers on ebay and some different nametags. At 31cm x 15cm ID I can just squeeze lens + KS2 in but only after taking out the bottom padding. Not ideal! I actually msged the seller asking them to make a bigger one. The tamron 400mm should fit in, but again its fairly tight and not with a camera. My tamron 400mm came with its original case, which I added padding to.

That Ruggard looks really good foxy, it's not so pricy either, but I am not finding many/any suppliers here in UK.

Thank you very much, that's exactly what I was looking for!
I would only use it for the lens - something to keep it in, where I can grab it in seconds if I see a bird, so that I don't have to carry it by hand all the time and tire myself out.

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There are other long lens bags, but all are much more expensive than the Ruggard. They include:

1) multiple bags made by LensCoat
2) Kinesis L511
3) Lowepro Lens Trekker 600 AW III (very big, very expensive)

I believe equipment sold here under the "Manfroto" brand name is manufactured in Italy and should be available to you, possibly under a different name (the equipment was originally sold in the USA under the "Bogen" brand name). A backpack called here Street Camera and Laptop Backpack is currently on sale from B&H for about $115 USD. It measures 17.5 inches (over 44cm) inside length. With interior dividers shuffled or removed that might fit the the big Tamron, no camera attached and hood reversed.

BTW: I had a Tammy 400 f4 for decades. It's an excellent telephoto. It worked very well with a Pentax 1.4XL converter.

Thank you. I was hoping to find something for 50€, basically I'm just looking for a bag with straps, but I may have to bite the bullet eventually if I can't find a fitting bag that's available here.

I hope to use mine for years to come as well
I got extremely lucky and found it at a justice department auction, mere days after hearing about it, and getting a K-3 ii on my birthday.
It's so rare that I've never seen it for sale anywhere since.
I'm using it with the Tamron 1.4x TC that came with it, and a Pentax-A adapter with aperture control. There's no image degradation that I can see with that TC.
Eventually I may get a Pentax F 1.7x AF teleconverter to "add" a bit of autofocus capability, I have many manual lenses.

[jacamar]

From a trip up north with the K-3 III and DA*300mm, with and without the 1.4x TC. The camera does well in low light.

[Ducatigaz]

Rockwell B-1b taken with my K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/Gitzo 5532LS.

[bertwert]

Who says you need a wide angle for landscapes? At 450mm we can see the winter coming in the mountain tops!

[MossyRocks]

Who says you need a wide angle for landscapes? At 450mm we can see the winter coming in the mountain tops!

Long glass makes a great landscape lens. One of these evenings I want to do a shot of down town Minneapolis from a location I recently became aware of (not the 24th Street pedestrian bridge) for something different. However a long shot like that through an urban heat island I will need to have some cooperating weather to minimize the convection currents.

[Des]

Who says you need a wide angle for landscapes?

For anyone who doesn't know, there's a whole thread to prove you don't: Post your Telephoto Landscapes! - PentaxForums.com

Fine shot Robert. Could be a poster. If I may say so, your photostream on Flickr is great viewing and seriously under-appreciated.

[tduell]

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos.
K-3 Mark III, DFA 150-450 handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

[normhead]

From a trip up north with the K-3 III and DA*300mm, with and without the 1.4x TC. The camera does well in low light.

Up north you say?.... hmmmm
Reminds me of when I was living and teaching in Timmins On. Sitting in the staff room before march break, one of the teachers says "I'm taking my family south for the break"
Being from Toronto, I say "Florida?"
She says, "no Sudbury."

[jacamar]

Up north you say?.... hmmmm
Reminds me of when I was living and teaching in Timmins On. Sitting in the staff room before march break, one of the teachers says "I'm taking my family south for the break"
Being from Toronto, I say "Florida?"
She says, "no Sudbury."

Algonquin is a way north of Toronto - and we have been to Rainy River (and the Canadian Arctic) as well, which is a lot further north. In UK I lived in Leeds which is considered "up north" to a lot of southern folks, but there's a lot of territory between Leeds and the Scottish border. It's all relative. In Algonquin we head for boreal type habitat (not the fall colours that a lot of people seek at this time of year), which definitely has a northern affinity and creatures to match (though the male Spruce Grouse still eludes me!).

[kengoh]

Spotted this Rare squirrel - Variable Squirrel, (Callosciurus finlaysonii) while shooting birds.
shot with K3 + Sigma 500/4.5 handheld

[K2 to K50]

Spotted this Rare squirrel - Variable Squirrel, (Callosciurus finlaysonii) while shooting birds.
shot with K3 + Sigma 500/4.5 handheld

What a fascinating little critter! As usual, a superb image, Ken