300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

Greyser · 06-11-2017, 04:41 PM

Originally posted by StephenHampshire

I tried my DA*300mm on my K1 yesterday (had been using K3+ Tamron 70-200 earlier) This was shot at ISO 20000, even then at f4.5 I was at 1/200, which is slow for energetic musicians on stage!

Wow! Never pushed K-1 so far...

Ducatigaz · 06-12-2017, 09:52 AM - **12 Likes**

More Fox cub pics this time in better light .K-3ii/FA*600mmF4ED[IF] on a tripod in the back of a vw transporter camper.

Green Woodpecker female.

Pentaxians · 06-14-2017, 04:45 AM - **8 Likes**

Sharing the Mrs. Hume's pheasant. A Near Threatened species and according to the local tour guide, there are only about 1000 species in China currently.

Following info extracted from Wiki Site:
Also known as Hume's pheasant or bar-tailed pheasant, is a large, up to 90 cm long, forest pheasant with a greyish brown head, bare red facial skin, chestnut brown plumage, yellowish bill, brownish orange iris, white wingbars and metallic blue neck feathers. The male has a long greyish white, barred black and brown tail. The female is a chestnut brown bird with whitish throat, buff color belly and white-tipped tail.
This rare and little known pheasant is found throughout forested habitats in China, India, Burma and Thailand. The diet consists mainly of vegetation matters. The female lays three to twelve creamy white eggs in nest of leaves, twigs and feathers.

Due to ongoing habitat loss, fragmented population and being hunted for food, the Mrs. Hume's pheasant is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

I got the chance to shoot on both of the male and female during my time in Yunnan, but unfortunately they appeared around 5:30 to 6pm, the place is a little bit darker and I got to increased my ISO to 3200, hopefully the pictures are still acceptable.

The Male:

The Female:

**aslyfox** · 06-14-2017, 05:07 AM - **1 Like**

young Bull Moose in Lamar Valley of Yellowstone NP

note the "velvet" on the antlers - " While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone. " - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antler

K 3 + HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW

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kengoh · 06-14-2017, 06:56 AM - **13 Likes**

Male & Female Orange Bellied Flowerpecker shot with K5 + DA*300

RockvilleBob · 06-14-2017, 10:09 AM - **11 Likes**

Tough posting on the same page as Gary and Ken. Egret letting me know I was getting too close.

Greyser · 06-14-2017, 12:02 PM

Originally posted by kengoh

Male & Female Orange Bellied Flowerpecker shot with K5 + DA*300

Beautiful birds and shots!

normhead · 06-14-2017, 01:16 PM - **10 Likes**

K-1 and DA*60-250. For some reason my K-1 was in crop mode, but it was a quick shot, I didn't have time to change settings.

Bringing dinner home. Rabbit is on the menu tonight.

**rkappleby** · 06-14-2017, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by normhead

Rabbit is on the menu tonight.

Great catch Norm

**ivanvernon** · 06-14-2017, 11:45 PM

Originally posted by normhead

K-1 and DA*60-250. For some reason my K-1 was in crop mode, but it was a quick shot, I didn't have time to change settings.

Bringing dinner home. Rabbit is on the menu tonight.

Fantastic catch of a photo!

**ozwald** · 06-15-2017, 12:27 AM - **11 Likes**

I've been an avid follower of this thread for some time without really having the means to participate (apart from the humble DA 55-300mm f4-5.8ED which I've used to practise some skills at the long end). However I now own a DA* 300mm f4. The attached image is my first effort out of the box - a simple static image of the very common Little Pied Cormorant.

normhead · 06-15-2017, 06:56 AM

Originally posted by rkappleby

Great catch Norm

Originally posted by ivanvernon

Fantastic catch of a photo!

Thanks guys, usually I'm taking images of things I've seen before and expect to be able to reshoot. This time, I've never seen this before and don't expect to see it again. I got lucky.

Racer X 69 · 06-15-2017, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by normhead

K-1 and DA*60-250. For some reason my K-1 was in crop mode, but it was a quick shot, I didn't have time to change settings.

Bringing dinner home. Rabbit is on the menu tonight.

That fox has an authoritative looking walk as it heads to the den to enjoy dinner.

Nice image Norm.

normhead · 06-15-2017, 10:33 AM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

That fox has an authoritative looking walk as it heads to the den to enjoy dinner.

Nice image Norm.

Thanks racer, I have seen so many images of foxes that were obviously baited, cleaning up after their meal of dog food or whatever, it was really nice to get an image of a guy clearly making his own way in the world.

Greyser · 06-15-2017, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by normhead

K-1 and DA*60-250. For some reason my K-1 was in crop mode, but it was a quick shot, I didn't have time to change settings.

Bringing dinner home. Rabbit is on the menu tonight.

What a great capture. Congratulations!

06-12-2017, 09:52 AM - 12 Likes	#25907
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,502	More Fox cub pics this time in better light .K-3ii/FA600mmF4ED[IF] on a tripod in the back of a vw transporter camper. Green Woodpecker female. Last edited by Ducatigaz; 06-12-2017 at 10:13 AM.*

06-14-2017, 10:09 AM - 11 Likes	#25911
RockvilleBob Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lewes DE USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,780	Tough posting on the same page as Gary and Ken. Egret letting me know I was getting too close. Attached Images

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06-11-2017, 04:41 PM	#25906
Greyser Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles, California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,150	Originally posted by StephenHampshire I tried my DA*300mm on my K1 yesterday (had been using K3+ Tamron 70-200 earlier) This was shot at ISO 20000, even then at f4.5 I was at 1/200, which is slow for energetic musicians on stage! Wow! Never pushed K-1 so far...

06-14-2017, 04:45 AM - 8 Likes	#25908
Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 733	Sharing the Mrs. Hume's pheasant. A Near Threatened species and according to the local tour guide, there are only about 1000 species in China currently. Following info extracted from Wiki Site: Also known as Hume's pheasant or bar-tailed pheasant, is a large, up to 90 cm long, forest pheasant with a greyish brown head, bare red facial skin, chestnut brown plumage, yellowish bill, brownish orange iris, white wingbars and metallic blue neck feathers. The male has a long greyish white, barred black and brown tail. The female is a chestnut brown bird with whitish throat, buff color belly and white-tipped tail. This rare and little known pheasant is found throughout forested habitats in China, India, Burma and Thailand. The diet consists mainly of vegetation matters. The female lays three to twelve creamy white eggs in nest of leaves, twigs and feathers. Due to ongoing habitat loss, fragmented population and being hunted for food, the Mrs. Hume's pheasant is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. I got the chance to shoot on both of the male and female during my time in Yunnan, but unfortunately they appeared around 5:30 to 6pm, the place is a little bit darker and I got to increased my ISO to 3200, hopefully the pictures are still acceptable. The Male: The Female:

06-14-2017, 06:56 AM - 13 Likes	#25910
kengoh Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,787	Male & Female Orange Bellied Flowerpecker shot with K5 + DA*300

06-14-2017, 12:02 PM	#25912
Greyser Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles, California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,150	Originally posted by kengoh Male & Female Orange Bellied Flowerpecker shot with K5 + DA*300 Beautiful birds and shots!

06-14-2017, 01:16 PM - 10 Likes	#25913
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	K-1 and DA*60-250. For some reason my K-1 was in crop mode, but it was a quick shot, I didn't have time to change settings. Bringing dinner home. Rabbit is on the menu tonight.

06-14-2017, 09:22 PM	#25914
rkappleby Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Crowsnest Pass Alberta Posts: 648	Originally posted by normhead Rabbit is on the menu tonight. Great catch Norm

06-14-2017, 11:45 PM	#25915
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by normhead K-1 and DA*60-250. For some reason my K-1 was in crop mode, but it was a quick shot, I didn't have time to change settings. Bringing dinner home. Rabbit is on the menu tonight. Fantastic catch of a photo!

06-15-2017, 06:56 AM	#25917
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by rkappleby Great catch Norm Originally posted by ivanvernon Fantastic catch of a photo! Thanks guys, usually I'm taking images of things I've seen before and expect to be able to reshoot. This time, I've never seen this before and don't expect to see it again. I got lucky.

06-15-2017, 09:23 AM	#25918
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,065	Originally posted by normhead K-1 and DA*60-250. For some reason my K-1 was in crop mode, but it was a quick shot, I didn't have time to change settings. Bringing dinner home. Rabbit is on the menu tonight. That fox has an authoritative looking walk as it heads to the den to enjoy dinner. Nice image Norm.

06-15-2017, 10:33 AM	#25919
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by Racer X 69 That fox has an authoritative looking walk as it heads to the den to enjoy dinner. Nice image Norm. Thanks racer, I have seen so many images of foxes that were obviously baited, cleaning up after their meal of dog food or whatever, it was really nice to get an image of a guy clearly making his own way in the world.

06-15-2017, 12:58 PM	#25920
Greyser Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles, California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,150	Originally posted by normhead K-1 and DA*60-250. For some reason my K-1 was in crop mode, but it was a quick shot, I didn't have time to change settings. Bringing dinner home. Rabbit is on the menu tonight. What a great capture. Congratulations!