[Basie]

DA*300 ( with some cropping ) on K5

I really like the landscapes with long lenses

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[derekkite]

Hoary marmots and Mule deer.

[cleaverx]

Harris's Hawk taken with K-1 and SMC A 400mm f/5.6 handheld.

ISO-1600, 1/500, f/7.1

[derekkite]

Harris's Hawk taken with K-1 and SMC A 400mm f/5.6 handheld.

ISO-1600, 1/500, f/7.1

Very nice!

[normhead]

K-3 plus stacked F 1.7x AF adapter and HD DA 1.4 TC
1/400s, 400 ISO, ƒ8.

It is possible to be too close. Taking one adapter off, would have given me more DoF, and I probably should have gone to 1000 ISO for shutter speed, but all in all, I'm not unhappy with the results.

Wandering around by the feeders





Sitting on the porch waiting for hummers. There are lots of flower bloomingg along the porch rails. May as well get some images while waiting.







If you futz around long enough and take enough images of flowers, sooner or later the hummers turn up....

[tduell]

Harris's Hawk taken with K-1 and SMC A 400mm f/5.6 handheld.

Lovely shot of an impressive bird.
What a pity you couldn't pull out a bit of detail in the chest.

Cheers,
Terry

[cleaverx]

Lovely shot of an impressive bird.
What a pity you couldn't pull out a bit of detail in the chest.

Cheers,
Terry

Thanks,
It was pretty dark image. Most of the bird was in the shadow. I tweaked it now in NIK, little better now.

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Last edited by cleaverx; 09-05-2016 at 10:01 AM.

[tduell]

Thanks,
It was pretty dark image. Most of the bird was in the shadow. I tweaked it now in NIK, little better now.

Yes, that's much better, good job.

Cheers,
Terry

[cleaverx]

Finally a little a bit of time to test new K-1. More I use it more I like it. Dynamic Range, high ISO and image IQ is awesome.
Some samples. K-1 with SMC 500mm f/4.5. K-1 really brings this lens to a different level.

[RockvilleBob]

Another outing to Prime Hook trying to get skimmers feeding. It is difficult to predict tides in the marsh area, this was 3 hours after high tide at the inlet but the tide was still very low. The birds were way out. These were taken at 600mm the first with a minor crop. I just got them flying way out or overhead going from pool to pool to feed.

[marquis1955]

Finally a little a bit of time to test new K-1. More I use it more I like it. Dynamic Range, high ISO and image IQ is awesome.
Some samples. K-1 with SMC 500mm f/4.5. K-1 really brings this lens to a different level.

The detail is outstanding !

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Another outing to Prime Hook trying to get skimmers feeding. It is difficult to predict tides in the marsh area, this was 3 hours after high tide at the inlet but the tide was still very low. The birds were way out. These were taken at 600mm the first with a minor crop. I just got them flying way out or overhead going from pool to pool to feed.

Number 1 is my favorite !

[cleaverx]

The detail is outstanding !

Thank you for kind words.

Another outing to Prime Hook trying to get skimmers feeding. It is difficult to predict tides in the marsh area, this was 3 hours after high tide at the inlet but the tide was still very low. The birds were way out. These were taken at 600mm the first with a minor crop. I just got them flying way out or overhead going from pool to pool to feed.

Nice shots, I like the #1 pic the most.

[RockvilleBob]

The detail is outstanding !

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Number 1 is my favorite !

Thank you

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Thank you for kind words.

Nice shots, I like the #1 pic the most.

Thanks

[KevinR]

Finally a little a bit of time to test new K-1. More I use it more I like it. Dynamic Range, high ISO and image IQ is awesome.
Some samples. K-1 with SMC 500mm f/4.5. K-1 really brings this lens to a different level.
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Wow, you have really gotten that old legend to perform. I have achieved good sharpness out of my Tak SMC 500/4.5 (same optics), but nothing like you have achieved. Also normally a fair bit of CA as well. And a real monster to handle.

Really liked the Golden Eagles shots. Would like to know your "secrets"..!!

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TAS, Bob, Greg, Cleavex, and Jason thanks for the comments.
Some from the Marievale bird conservancy. K-1 and DA560
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Great shots Philip, and the perfect setup in kit. Very envious of that 560 sharpness at distance...!

[vcollerp]

Great shots Philip, and the perfect setup in kit. Very envious of that 560 sharpness at distance...!

Hi Kevin


Thanks


Have not seen you around for a long time.