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**Mbaez** · 12-15-2021, 10:43 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by rod_grant

Come on! that's better than "good enough".

Haha, true.

redpit · 12-16-2021, 01:00 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by luftfluss

Ya gotta hang in there, Norm... eventually Pentax is going to release a 2x TC, and think how well that would pair with your 300/2.8!

Speaking of 300/2.8...

Really beautiful and an example why 2.8 still makes much sense and have nothing to do with high ISO capabilities of the sensors...

Martin Stu · 12-16-2021, 04:59 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by luftfluss

the 2x teleconverter attached:

I wonder what was the approximate distance to the duck?

**luftfluss** · 12-16-2021, 08:42 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Come on! that's better than "good enough".

What I meant was, the lens is so good that it can handle the degradation in sharpness that one finds in an older 2x TC, although the one I used - Pentax Rear Converter-A 2x-S - is actually pretty good, better than the Tamron and Vivitar models I've tried.

Last edited by luftfluss; 12-16-2021 at 11:00 AM. Reason: typo

**luftfluss** · 12-16-2021, 08:45 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Martin Stu

I wonder what was the approximate distance to the duck?

I don't remember exactly - it has been 3 years since I made the photo - but close enough that I only cropped from the right side of the frame. I was sitting on a rock and shooting hand-held. The aperture of the lens f/5.6.

**jacamar** · 12-16-2021, 02:17 PM - **8 Likes**

A couple of recent shots.

American Robin: K-3 iii, DA*300mm, no T/C (poor light)

Purple Sandpiper with the DA*300mm and T/C. Always found on exposed, rocky shorelines - and hard to see!

normhead · 12-16-2021, 03:56 PM

Originally posted by luftfluss

Ya gotta hang in there, Norm... eventually Pentax is going to release a 2x TC, and think how well that would pair with your 300/2.8!

Speaking of 300/2.8...

I already use a Tamron 2x MC7 on it for the K-1, but that TC is not quite sharp enough for use with the K-3.

normhead · 12-16-2021, 04:00 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by bertwert

Haha a bit morbid that - on another note, a fellow forum member just bought the A 400 I got from you, hope they get good use out of it and it enjoys its journey to the new photographer. Maybe we'll see some shots from them on here in time.

Glad to hear it got a new home.... I had to restrain myself from buying it back. The weight is such an advantage, and with focus assist, it's pretty easy to use.

**Des** · 12-17-2021, 02:38 PM - **4 Likes**

Male Australian King-parrot. KP + DA 55-300mm PLM at 300mm.

bertwert · 12-17-2021, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by normhead

Glad to hear it got a new home.... I had to restrain myself from buying it back. The weight is such an advantage, and with focus assist, it's pretty easy to use.

I'm a bit sad to see it go, but I couldn't justify it sitting on the shelf when it should be used after I got the 150-450...

**rod_grant** · 12-17-2021, 02:51 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by bertwert

I'm a bit sad to see it go, but I couldn't justify it sitting on the shelf when it should be used after I got the 150-450...

Some of us are accumulators and some of us hold on to very little. I agree that good stuff not being used is best passed on to someone who will use it.

**Weevil** · 12-17-2021, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

I'm a bit sad to see it go, but I couldn't justify it sitting on the shelf when it should be used after I got the 150-450...

I am in the same mood RE: FA250-600 vs Sigma500/4.5... I can't decide what to do with the FA...

**Weevil** · 12-17-2021, 04:57 PM - **10 Likes**

Renard roux et sa proie / Red Fox [Vulpes vulpes]
St-Jean, 2021.12.09

Right behind the house...

Renard roux et sa proie / Red Fox [Vulpes vulpes]
(exif on flickr)

**MossyRocks** · 12-17-2021, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by Weevil

Renard roux et sa proie / Red Fox [Vulpes vulpes]

That is a nice one. Looks like it hasn't missed many meals like the ones around me. Unfortunatly I usually see the ones in my neighborhood running after things like rabbits and squirrels.

Martin Stu · 12-18-2021, 04:13 AM

Originally posted by Weevil

Right behind the house...

you have foxes running around here

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12-15-2021, 10:43 PM - 1 Like	#37486
Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	Originally posted by rod_grant Come on! that's better than "good enough". Haha, true.

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12-16-2021, 04:59 AM - 1 Like	#37488
Martin Stu Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 1,115	Originally posted by luftfluss the 2x teleconverter attached: I wonder what was the approximate distance to the duck?

12-16-2021, 08:42 AM	#37489
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,629	Originally posted by rod_grant Come on! that's better than "good enough". What I meant was, the lens is so good that it can handle the degradation in sharpness that one finds in an older 2x TC, although the one I used - Pentax Rear Converter-A 2x-S - is actually pretty good, better than the Tamron and Vivitar models I've tried. Last edited by luftfluss; 12-16-2021 at 11:00 AM. Reason: typo

12-16-2021, 08:45 AM - 1 Like	#37490
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,629	Originally posted by Martin Stu I wonder what was the approximate distance to the duck? I don't remember exactly - it has been 3 years since I made the photo - but close enough that I only cropped from the right side of the frame. I was sitting on a rock and shooting hand-held. The aperture of the lens f/5.6.

12-16-2021, 02:17 PM - 8 Likes	#37491
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	A couple of recent shots. American Robin: K-3 iii, DA300mm, no T/C (poor light) Purple Sandpiper with the DA300mm and T/C. Always found on exposed, rocky shorelines - and hard to see!

12-16-2021, 03:56 PM	#37492
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by luftfluss Ya gotta hang in there, Norm... eventually Pentax is going to release a 2x TC, and think how well that would pair with your 300/2.8! Speaking of 300/2.8... I already use a Tamron 2x MC7 on it for the K-1, but that TC is not quite sharp enough for use with the K-3.

12-16-2021, 04:00 PM - 1 Like	#37493
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by bertwert Haha a bit morbid that - on another note, a fellow forum member just bought the A 400 I got from you, hope they get good use out of it and it enjoys its journey to the new photographer. Maybe we'll see some shots from them on here in time. Glad to hear it got a new home.... I had to restrain myself from buying it back. The weight is such an advantage, and with focus assist, it's pretty easy to use.

12-17-2021, 02:38 PM - 4 Likes	#37494
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424	Male Australian King-parrot. KP + DA 55-300mm PLM at 300mm.

12-17-2021, 02:42 PM	#37495
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by normhead Glad to hear it got a new home.... I had to restrain myself from buying it back. The weight is such an advantage, and with focus assist, it's pretty easy to use. I'm a bit sad to see it go, but I couldn't justify it sitting on the shelf when it should be used after I got the 150-450...

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rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by bertwert I'm a bit sad to see it go, but I couldn't justify it sitting on the shelf when it should be used after I got the 150-450... Some of us are accumulators and some of us hold on to very little. I agree that good stuff not being used is best passed on to someone who will use it.

12-17-2021, 03:40 PM	#37497
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,446	Originally posted by bertwert I'm a bit sad to see it go, but I couldn't justify it sitting on the shelf when it should be used after I got the 150-450... I am in the same mood RE: FA250-600 vs Sigma500/4.5... I can't decide what to do with the FA...

12-17-2021, 04:57 PM - 10 Likes	#37498
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,446	Renard roux et sa proie / Red Fox [Vulpes vulpes] St-Jean, 2021.12.09 Right behind the house... Renard roux et sa proie / Red Fox [Vulpes vulpes] (exif on flickr)

12-17-2021, 08:14 PM	#37499
MossyRocks Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,982	Originally posted by Weevil Renard roux et sa proie / Red Fox [Vulpes vulpes] That is a nice one. Looks like it hasn't missed many meals like the ones around me. Unfortunatly I usually see the ones in my neighborhood running after things like rabbits and squirrels.

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Martin Stu Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 1,115	Originally posted by Weevil Right behind the house... you have foxes running around here

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