300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

r0ckstarr · 03-08-2015, 01:30 PM

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Originally posted by csa

that's why I generally shoot handheld, as a tripod just doesn't move fast enough to get the shots.

Pretty much the same reason I do too. I like walking through thick trails or making my own trails. Sometimes, there just isn't room for a tripod, or a tripod slows me down.

Last edited by r0ckstarr; 03-08-2015 at 09:09 PM.

**vcollerp** · 03-08-2015, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by r0ckstarr

Haha.

That's just the DA 300*. No TC. It's not cropped either. That bird just flew up and landed on a hand rail beside me and stayed long enough for me to get a pic. Rather than moving to recompose and taking a chance of it flying away, I just shot where we stood.

---------- Post added 03-08-15 at 12:37 PM ----------

Luck you indeed! Nice work so far! Looking forward to the pics from your trips.

Thanks rockstarr

dane.dawg · 03-08-2015, 02:12 PM - **4 Likes**

Sigma 300-800mm

**marcusBMG** · 03-08-2015, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by csa

No, I work with JPEG, not raw. Here is one I just took @F5.6 -400 ASA. The second one was a heavy crop. Still handheld.

No problems with grain there.
I use Faststone a lot when I just want to buff up a jpg a bit - practical and free!

Originally posted by vcollerp

A few testing the 645 fa 400 5.6

I particularly like the clarity and pop on #4

**csa** · 03-08-2015, 02:20 PM

dane.dog; now you're just going to make me cry!

One word.........WOW!

**csa** · 03-08-2015, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by marcusBMG

No problems with grain there. I use Faststone a lot when I just want to buff up a jpg a bit - practical and free!

I also use Faststone, and really like it much better than my PS Elements. I know Elements has more capability, but I've stuck with Faststone.

**boriscleto** · 03-08-2015, 03:59 PM

That's it. Tomorrow is the first day in about a month that it won't be in the teens or lower in the morning. With temps in the 40s this week the ice will be breaking up on the rivers. Time to try and get some good duck pictures before they disperse. Even if I have to stand in knee deep snow to get them.

**wtlwdwgn** · 03-08-2015, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by dane.dawg

Sigma 300-800mm

That's just fantabulous!

r0ckstarr · 03-08-2015, 04:23 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

That's it. Tomorrow is the first day in about a month that it won't be in the teens or lower in the morning. With temps in the 40s this week the ice will be breaking up on the rivers. Time to try and get some good duck pictures before they disperse. Even if I have to stand in knee deep snow to get them.

Good luck!

lukulele · 03-08-2015, 04:55 PM - **2 Likes**

A little later sunlight……...

**dadipentak** · 03-08-2015, 06:19 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by boriscleto

That's it. Tomorrow is the first day in about a month that it won't be in the teens or lower in the morning. With temps in the 40s this week the ice will be breaking up on the rivers. Time to try and get some good duck pictures before they disperse. Even if I have to stand in knee deep snow to get them.

Yep, it's going up in the (f) 50's tomorrow and my bet is that we're done with frozen precipitation. It's had its moments but I'm ready to move on.

Originally posted by lukulele

A little later sunlight……...

That's what I'm talking about!

**swip** · 03-08-2015, 07:03 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by Hydnum

I follow you all daily.
Very nice work here.
Here's a recent of mine.

Short-Eared Owl
Ontario, Canada
K-5 - Sigma 150-500

Excellent catch, Rex.

---------- Post added 03-08-15 at 10:12 PM ----------

It was a nice day out with above zero temperature. I went out to a local trail to check out the birds but didn't see much except this woodpecker on my way back to the parking lot.

Ian Stuart Forsyth · 03-08-2015, 09:10 PM - **1 Like**

This was one of the first wildlife photographs I had taken with the Ist DS after that I started to use the DS over the ME & ME Super for wildlife.

The second is with the K10D in the river valley near Hixon Creek Falls BC Canada in 2007

zzeitg · 03-09-2015, 02:40 AM

wow... this one is rare... I'd bet that in few hours it will be gone. But not in my direction

Pentax SMCP FA 600mm F 4 If Ed Lens | eBay

RobG · 03-09-2015, 03:20 AM

Originally posted by zzeitg

wow... this one is rare... I'd bet that in few hours it will be gone. But not in my direction

I love photography, but I don't make enough money out of it to justify $8000 on a lens!

03-08-2015, 07:03 PM - 4 Likes	#15837
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,825	Originally posted by Hydnum I follow you all daily. Very nice work here. Here's a recent of mine. Short-Eared Owl Ontario, Canada K-5 - Sigma 150-500 Excellent catch, Rex. ---------- Post added 03-08-15 at 10:12 PM ---------- It was a nice day out with above zero temperature. I went out to a local trail to check out the birds but didn't see much except this woodpecker on my way back to the parking lot. Last edited by swip; 03-08-2015 at 07:13 PM.

03-08-2015, 09:10 PM - 1 Like	#15838
Ian Stuart Forsyth Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,531	New member to the 300mm wiith some old photographs This was one of the first wildlife photographs I had taken with the Ist DS after that I started to use the DS over the ME & ME Super for wildlife. The second is with the K10D in the river valley near Hixon Creek Falls BC Canada in 2007

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r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. Originally posted by csa that's why I generally shoot handheld, as a tripod just doesn't move fast enough to get the shots. Pretty much the same reason I do too. I like walking through thick trails or making my own trails. Sometimes, there just isn't room for a tripod, or a tripod slows me down. Last edited by r0ckstarr; 03-08-2015 at 09:09 PM.

03-08-2015, 01:37 PM	#15827
vcollerp Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vereeniging South Africa Posts: 208	Originally posted by r0ckstarr Haha. That's just the DA 300*. No TC. It's not cropped either. That bird just flew up and landed on a hand rail beside me and stayed long enough for me to get a pic. Rather than moving to recompose and taking a chance of it flying away, I just shot where we stood. ---------- Post added 03-08-15 at 12:37 PM ---------- Luck you indeed! Nice work so far! Looking forward to the pics from your trips. Thanks rockstarr

03-08-2015, 02:12 PM - 4 Likes	#15828
dane.dawg Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,436	Sigma 300-800mm

03-08-2015, 02:16 PM	#15829
marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,868	Originally posted by csa No, I work with JPEG, not raw. Here is one I just took @F5.6 -400 ASA. The second one was a heavy crop. Still handheld. No problems with grain there. I use Faststone a lot when I just want to buff up a jpg a bit - practical and free! Originally posted by vcollerp A few testing the 645 fa 400 5.6 I particularly like the clarity and pop on #4

03-08-2015, 02:20 PM	#15830
csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	dane.dog; now you're just going to make me cry! One word.........WOW!

03-08-2015, 02:21 PM	#15831
csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	Originally posted by marcusBMG No problems with grain there. I use Faststone a lot when I just want to buff up a jpg a bit - practical and free! I also use Faststone, and really like it much better than my PS Elements. I know Elements has more capability, but I've stuck with Faststone.

03-08-2015, 03:59 PM	#15832
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	That's it. Tomorrow is the first day in about a month that it won't be in the teens or lower in the morning. With temps in the 40s this week the ice will be breaking up on the rivers. Time to try and get some good duck pictures before they disperse. Even if I have to stand in knee deep snow to get them.

03-08-2015, 04:22 PM	#15833
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,838	Originally posted by dane.dawg Sigma 300-800mm That's just fantabulous!

03-08-2015, 04:23 PM	#15834
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	Originally posted by boriscleto That's it. Tomorrow is the first day in about a month that it won't be in the teens or lower in the morning. With temps in the 40s this week the ice will be breaking up on the rivers. Time to try and get some good duck pictures before they disperse. Even if I have to stand in knee deep snow to get them. Good luck!

03-08-2015, 06:19 PM - 3 Likes	#15836
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by boriscleto That's it. Tomorrow is the first day in about a month that it won't be in the teens or lower in the morning. With temps in the 40s this week the ice will be breaking up on the rivers. Time to try and get some good duck pictures before they disperse. Even if I have to stand in knee deep snow to get them. Yep, it's going up in the (f) 50's tomorrow and my bet is that we're done with frozen precipitation. It's had its moments but I'm ready to move on. Originally posted by lukulele A little later sunlight……... That's what I'm talking about!

03-09-2015, 02:40 AM	#15839
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	wow... this one is rare... I'd bet that in few hours it will be gone. But not in my direction Pentax SMCP FA 600mm F 4 If Ed Lens \| eBay

03-09-2015, 03:20 AM	#15840
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,888	Originally posted by zzeitg wow... this one is rare... I'd bet that in few hours it will be gone. But not in my direction I love photography, but I don't make enough money out of it to justify $8000 on a lens!