300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

cmohr · 06-06-2023, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by RobG

Now you're making me wish that I bought that FA*600 in Tokyo!

haha, That would have been quite the "walk on luggage" for the trip home........

Ducatigaz · 06-06-2023, 11:07 PM

Originally posted by RobG

Thanks! I'll have to give it a try.

---------- Post added 07-06-23 at 08:44 AM ----------

Great images! Now you're making me wish that I bought that FA*600 in Tokyo!

Thanks Rob, why not get the one for sale on here?

RobG · 06-06-2023, 11:45 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by cmohr

haha, That would have been quite the "walk on luggage" for the trip home........

Yeah. I was travelling premium economy but I don't think they would have allowed it.

Besides, as it was I was already carrying two very large suitcases; something I normally never do.

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

Thanks Rob, why not get the one for sale on here?

The one in the forum is over twice the price of the one in Tokyo, which had been thoroughly checked by the Pentax service people. As much as I'd love to have it, I would seldom use it. I take my 150-450 on walks, but the 600 would mean setting up in a spot with a tripod, preferably not too far from the car! Well, unless I wanted to get a gym membership and start bodybuilding.

Ducatigaz · 06-07-2023, 02:32 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by RobG

Yeah. I was travelling premium economy but I don't think they would have allowed it.

Besides, as it was I was already carrying two very large suitcases; something I normally never do.

The one in the forum is over twice the price of the one in Tokyo, which had been thoroughly checked by the Pentax service people. As much as I'd love to have it, I would seldom use it. I take my 150-450 on walks, but the 600 would mean setting up in a spot with a tripod, preferably not too far from the car! Well, unless I wanted to get a gym membership and start bodybuilding.

I walk around with mine on the tripod. I walked 6 miles to get some Little Egrets once, and a few miles on a shingle beach, that was hard going.

**WPRESTO** · 06-07-2023, 04:12 AM - **7 Likes**

Hyena, Sigma 50~500mm (first version)

**swip** · 06-07-2023, 07:25 AM - **11 Likes**

A wild turkey walked into my backyard so I got to practice using my F250-600 lens

RobG · 06-07-2023, 03:09 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

I walk around with mine on the tripod. I walked 6 miles to get some Little Egrets once, and a few miles on a shingle beach, that was hard going.

Yikes! That would be tough indeed!

Well done!

**Weevil** · 06-09-2023, 02:33 AM - **11 Likes**

A nice visitor at our feeders

Cardinal à poitrine rose / Rose-breasted Grosbeak [Pheucticus ludovicianus] - ♂
#pentax #pentaxk3mkiii #sigma500

**WPRESTO** · 06-09-2023, 03:49 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Weevil

A nice visitor at our feeders

I love to see the male rose-breasted grosbeaks when they are in full courting colors. Unfortunately I've not been using the bird feeders this year because of the bird flu threat.

Ducatigaz · 06-09-2023, 11:34 AM - **16 Likes**

I've found a spot where a Fox likes to sleep in the sun. K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/Gitzo 5532LS.

**K2 to K50** · 06-09-2023, 06:51 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

I've found a spot where a Fox likes to sleep in the sun. K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/Gitzo 5532LS.

More nice shots of this beautiful little creature!

But it is looking very upset at having its rest disturbed, Gary!

Paul the Sunman · 06-10-2023, 07:32 AM - **9 Likes**

**jacamar** · 06-10-2023, 12:35 PM - **11 Likes**

These three gulls were all at the same spot today, all unusual in their way.

Bonaparte's Gulls breed in the boreal forest, way north of here. There were about 200 young birds but just this one handsome adult.

Some Little Gulls have bred in Ontario but it's more of a European bird.

Franklin's Gull is a western bird and outside it's range here.

Ducatigaz · 06-11-2023, 12:18 PM - **12 Likes**

Another Fox this morning. K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/Gitzo 5532LS.

I used my K3iii/Sigma 800mm F5.6 APO EX for these.

jcdoss · 06-11-2023, 01:40 PM - **9 Likes**

Pentax K-1 mII and M400f5.6 at f8.0, 1/180s, and ISO 1600, closest focus distance

06-07-2023, 07:25 AM - 11 Likes	#39816
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,825	Backyard visitor A wild turkey walked into my backyard so I got to practice using my F250-600 lens

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06-06-2023, 08:12 PM	#39811
cmohr Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Brisbane. Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,824	Originally posted by RobG Now you're making me wish that I bought that FA*600 in Tokyo! haha, That would have been quite the "walk on luggage" for the trip home........

06-06-2023, 11:07 PM	#39812
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,504	Originally posted by RobG Thanks! I'll have to give it a try. ---------- Post added 07-06-23 at 08:44 AM ---------- Great images! Now you're making me wish that I bought that FA*600 in Tokyo! Thanks Rob, why not get the one for sale on here?

06-06-2023, 11:45 PM - 1 Like	#39813
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891	Originally posted by cmohr haha, That would have been quite the "walk on luggage" for the trip home........ Yeah. I was travelling premium economy but I don't think they would have allowed it. Besides, as it was I was already carrying two very large suitcases; something I normally never do. Originally posted by Ducatigaz Thanks Rob, why not get the one for sale on here? The one in the forum is over twice the price of the one in Tokyo, which had been thoroughly checked by the Pentax service people. As much as I'd love to have it, I would seldom use it. I take my 150-450 on walks, but the 600 would mean setting up in a spot with a tripod, preferably not too far from the car! Well, unless I wanted to get a gym membership and start bodybuilding.

06-07-2023, 02:32 AM - 2 Likes	#39814
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,504	Originally posted by RobG Yeah. I was travelling premium economy but I don't think they would have allowed it. Besides, as it was I was already carrying two very large suitcases; something I normally never do. The one in the forum is over twice the price of the one in Tokyo, which had been thoroughly checked by the Pentax service people. As much as I'd love to have it, I would seldom use it. I take my 150-450 on walks, but the 600 would mean setting up in a spot with a tripod, preferably not too far from the car! Well, unless I wanted to get a gym membership and start bodybuilding. I walk around with mine on the tripod. I walked 6 miles to get some Little Egrets once, and a few miles on a shingle beach, that was hard going.

06-07-2023, 03:09 PM - 1 Like	#39817
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891	Originally posted by Ducatigaz I walk around with mine on the tripod. I walked 6 miles to get some Little Egrets once, and a few miles on a shingle beach, that was hard going. Yikes! That would be tough indeed! Well done!

06-09-2023, 02:33 AM - 11 Likes	#39818
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	A nice visitor at our feeders Cardinal à poitrine rose / Rose-breasted Grosbeak [Pheucticus ludovicianus] - ♂ #pentax #pentaxk3mkiii #sigma500

06-09-2023, 03:49 AM - 1 Like	#39819
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	Originally posted by Weevil A nice visitor at our feeders I love to see the male rose-breasted grosbeaks when they are in full courting colors. Unfortunately I've not been using the bird feeders this year because of the bird flu threat.

06-09-2023, 11:34 AM - 16 Likes	#39820
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,504	I've found a spot where a Fox likes to sleep in the sun. K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/Gitzo 5532LS.

06-09-2023, 06:51 PM - 2 Likes	#39821
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,794	Originally posted by Ducatigaz I've found a spot where a Fox likes to sleep in the sun. K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/Gitzo 5532LS. More nice shots of this beautiful little creature! But it is looking very upset at having its rest disturbed, Gary!

06-10-2023, 07:32 AM - 9 Likes	#39822
Paul the Sunman Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,843

06-10-2023, 12:35 PM - 11 Likes	#39823
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	These three gulls were all at the same spot today, all unusual in their way. Bonaparte's Gulls breed in the boreal forest, way north of here. There were about 200 young birds but just this one handsome adult. Some Little Gulls have bred in Ontario but it's more of a European bird. Franklin's Gull is a western bird and outside it's range here.

06-11-2023, 12:18 PM - 12 Likes	#39824
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,504	Another Fox this morning. K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/Gitzo 5532LS. I used my K3iii/Sigma 800mm F5.6 APO EX for these.

06-11-2023, 01:40 PM - 9 Likes	#39825
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,769	Pentax K-1 mII and M400f5.6 at f8.0, 1/180s, and ISO 1600, closest focus distance