300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

normhead · 06-16-2016, 07:04 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by derekkite

And from the look in the eye, probably edible.

If not edible right this instant, maybe 10 minutes from now.

**pacerr** · 06-16-2016, 08:31 AM

Patience my a$$ -- let's make it happen!

**jacamar** · 06-16-2016, 11:46 AM - **5 Likes**

My DA* 300mm is in for repair - one of the brass autofocus contacts has broken off - so I took my 55-300mm ED lens out on my walk in the park today. Lots of youngsters about:

Red-necked Grebe - this nest had eggs in it last time I was there, now there are several chicks

Baby Red-winged Blackbird (I know because Daddy tried to take my cap off while I was taking the shot)

Mallards

As usual, lots of Ring-billed Gulls around

**marquis1955** · 06-16-2016, 12:24 PM

Originally posted by normhead

If not edible right this instant, maybe 10 minutes from now.

Y'all go ahead and dig in.

repaap · 06-16-2016, 12:30 PM - **2 Likes**

Great captures guys, I just dusted my A 400 and slapped it on my K-1...have to practice more...

sorry for lot's of pictures, but also I have not posted any for long time too.

JML69 · 06-16-2016, 01:06 PM - **2 Likes**

I am suffering from a Serious case of "I want the K-1 and 150-450" But "Can't afford them Blues" so I broke out Old Bigma and put Her on the K-5ii which always makes me smile for some reason even though it is less than perfect in so many ways..... Including the guy's skill level that was holding them.

Osprey was about 175 yards, GBH was about 75 yards.

Boer1974 · 06-16-2016, 01:13 PM - **7 Likes**

Pentax K3II,150-450mm.

normhead · 06-16-2016, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by jacamar

My DA* 300mm is in for repair - one of the brass autofocus contacts has broken off - so I took my 55-300mm ED lens out on my walk in the park today. Lots of youngsters about:

Sun Camera sent me that part and I did that repair myself. All it took as jewellers screwdriver and a few minutes.

**jacamar** · 06-16-2016, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by normhead

Sun Camera sent me that part and I did that repair myself. All it took as jewellers screwdriver and a few minutes.

Hopefully they'll have the part in stock and the turnaround won't be too long. That seems to be a fragile part of the lens design - very easy to lift the tab and break it.

rvannatta · 06-16-2016, 05:23 PM - **7 Likes**

This is a sequence of an eagle catching and eating a crab. All over a period of 8 minutes.
It was so far away I didn't even know what was going on until I examined the photos.

All photos were taken with a K-1, and a manual Focus Pentax-A 400mm with a Pentax 2x-L converter
for an effective 800 mm. the lighting was cloudy and produced F8 at 1/800 with ISO hardset to 6400
The first 4 photos were all taken within a matter of 5 seconds. I used a monopod for stability.

rvannatta · 06-16-2016, 05:36 PM - **1 Like**

a seagull and a juvenile eagle hand focused
with K-1 and Pentax-A 400 plus 2x-L TC.

fstopfanatic · 06-16-2016, 05:38 PM - **6 Likes**

A heavy crop on an American Bullfrog. Taken today with my, new to me, K-X and a DA 55-300.

**BigDave** · 06-16-2016, 08:36 PM - **5 Likes**

These 3 little guys were in the nest their Mom and Dad made outside my home-office window. Shot with a K-1 and 300mm f2.8 Tamron Adaptall with a #2 extension tube attached. External flash was place along side the lens. The subjects were less than 3 feet from the outside of the window!

skierd · 06-17-2016, 12:03 AM - **3 Likes**

Better, the birds moved to a different pond overnight that was closer to the rail and the sun came out without any clouds hardly so there was a lot more light to work with.

It's pretty good without the TC at f/8 and focused at infinity (5 shot pano of Denali)

Ducatigaz · 06-17-2016, 12:19 PM - **10 Likes**

K-5/Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX DG

And some old iron visiting my local

A couple with my K-5/FA*600 F4 ED [IF]

06-16-2016, 05:23 PM - 7 Likes	#22195
rvannatta Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Apiary, Oregon Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,181	Eagle catches and eats crab This is a sequence of an eagle catching and eating a crab. All over a period of 8 minutes. It was so far away I didn't even know what was going on until I examined the photos. All photos were taken with a K-1, and a manual Focus Pentax-A 400mm with a Pentax 2x-L converter for an effective 800 mm. the lighting was cloudy and produced F8 at 1/800 with ISO hardset to 6400 The first 4 photos were all taken within a matter of 5 seconds. I used a monopod for stability. Attached Images

06-16-2016, 05:36 PM - 1 Like	#22196
rvannatta Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Apiary, Oregon Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,181	a seagull and a juvenile eagle hand focused with K-1 and Pentax-A 400 plus 2x-L TC. Attached Images

06-16-2016, 05:38 PM - 6 Likes	#22197
fstopfanatic Forum Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Akron, Ohio Photos: Gallery Posts: 76	Eye to Eye A heavy crop on an American Bullfrog. Taken today with my, new to me, K-X and a DA 55-300. Last edited by fstopfanatic; 07-27-2016 at 11:39 AM.

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06-16-2016, 07:04 AM - 2 Likes	#22186
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by derekkite And from the look in the eye, probably edible. If not edible right this instant, maybe 10 minutes from now.

06-16-2016, 08:31 AM	#22187
pacerr Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Paris, TN Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,350	Patience my a$$ -- let's make it happen!

06-16-2016, 11:46 AM - 5 Likes	#22188
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	My DA* 300mm is in for repair - one of the brass autofocus contacts has broken off - so I took my 55-300mm ED lens out on my walk in the park today. Lots of youngsters about: Red-necked Grebe - this nest had eggs in it last time I was there, now there are several chicks Baby Red-winged Blackbird (I know because Daddy tried to take my cap off while I was taking the shot) Mallards As usual, lots of Ring-billed Gulls around

06-16-2016, 12:24 PM	#22189
marquis1955 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Lometa, TX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 403	Originally posted by normhead If not edible right this instant, maybe 10 minutes from now. Y'all go ahead and dig in.

06-16-2016, 12:30 PM - 2 Likes	#22190
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	Great captures guys, I just dusted my A 400 and slapped it on my K-1...have to practice more... sorry for lot's of pictures, but also I have not posted any for long time too.

06-16-2016, 01:13 PM - 7 Likes	#22192
Boer1974 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 48	Pentax K3II,150-450mm.

06-16-2016, 01:44 PM	#22193
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by jacamar My DA* 300mm is in for repair - one of the brass autofocus contacts has broken off - so I took my 55-300mm ED lens out on my walk in the park today. Lots of youngsters about: Sun Camera sent me that part and I did that repair myself. All it took as jewellers screwdriver and a few minutes.

06-16-2016, 05:08 PM	#22194
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Originally posted by normhead Sun Camera sent me that part and I did that repair myself. All it took as jewellers screwdriver and a few minutes. Hopefully they'll have the part in stock and the turnaround won't be too long. That seems to be a fragile part of the lens design - very easy to lift the tab and break it.

06-17-2016, 12:03 AM - 3 Likes	#22199
skierd Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fairbanks, AK Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,472	Better, the birds moved to a different pond overnight that was closer to the rail and the sun came out without any clouds hardly so there was a lot more light to work with. It's pretty good without the TC at f/8 and focused at infinity (5 shot pano of Denali)

06-17-2016, 12:19 PM - 10 Likes	#22200
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,504	K-5/Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX DG And some old iron visiting my local A couple with my K-5/FA*600 F4 ED [IF]