300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

normhead · 06-28-2017, 03:11 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

So, y'all don't have indoor plumbing up there in the Great White North?

It's for guests. We have a cabin out the back, where family and clients stay from time to time, but they have to use the indoor plumbing in the house. This will keep them outdoors having the wilderness experience they come up for,

**aslyfox** · 06-28-2017, 03:38 PM

Originally posted by normhead

It's for guests. We have a cabin out the back, where family and clients stay from time to time, but they have to use the indoor plumbing in the house. This will keep them outdoors having the wilderness experience they come up for,

do you have a store of old Sears catalogs for their use or do they have to bring their own

" . . . An old Sears Catalog was the only toilet paper ever used in our privy. For many years I believed that toilet paper everywhere was last years Sears Catalog. Our Dad told us it had to last until the new catalog arrived . . . "

- Stories - Outhouse on the Farm

Racer X 69 · 06-28-2017, 04:30 PM

Montgomery Wards.

J.C. Penney in a pinch.

**jacamar** · 06-29-2017, 08:08 AM - **10 Likes**

Arctic Ground Squirrels live in underground colonies. They're hyperactive and skittish, but if you sit on the ground and wait things can get interesting after a while.

K-3, DA*300mm with 1.4x TC
Tatshenshine-Alsek Provincial Park, northern British Columbia

**Canada_Rockies** · 06-29-2017, 07:48 PM - **2 Likes**

In the back yard, a few hours apart, we were visited by a black headed grosbeak couple. Momma arrived in sunshine, poppa was just a few minutes ago after sunset. Both pix were severely cropped and taken through a double pane glass door with pollen on it. (The ponderosa pines are shedding). I'm really pleased with the results from this combo, considering the cost and results. Both are jpegs out of the camera, minor exposure adjustments and crop only.

K-3, DA 55-300, TAV 500/f 8.0 ISO 1600 for the female, TAV 320/f 8.0 ISO 1600 for the male.

**wtlwdwgn** · 06-30-2017, 02:22 PM - **5 Likes**

K-3 and Sigma 150-500 at 500mm. Xpst.

Osprey arriving. Hi honey, I'm home.

Osprey departing. Smell ya later alligator.

**jacamar** · 07-01-2017, 04:57 AM - **10 Likes**

A Bald Eagle surveys the scene and a Lesser Yellowlegs defends its nesting territory in northern British Columbia.

K-3, DA*300mm, 1.4x TC

**Skodadriver** · 07-01-2017, 05:58 AM - **5 Likes**

First morning after purchasing a decidedly used DA L 55-300mm, a scruffy looking Robin decided to pose for me. Think I am going to like this lens!

**Canada_Rockies** · 07-01-2017, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by Skodadriver

First morning after purchasing a decidedly used DA L 55-300mm, a scruffy looking Robin decided to pose for me. Think I am going to like this lens!

I upgraded from the L version to get Quick Shift, but other than that I had no qualms about using the L version.

Ducatigaz · 07-02-2017, 04:25 AM - **18 Likes**

A few recent pictures taken with my K-3ii/FA*600mmF4ED[IF]/Eckla window mount.

Originally posted by Kameko

Cross posted from the BIF thread.

I saw my first Ruby-throated Hummingbird on my trip to Quebec! The birds on the east coast are very, very different from the west coast. Very different (and striking) colours, songs and how much more bold they are around people!

Manual focus w/the K1 and Sigma 500mm

Awesome

**WPRESTO** · 07-02-2017, 04:37 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

A few recent pictures taken with my K-3ii/FA*600mmF4ED[IF]/Eckla window mount.

The yawning fox is wonderful!

**clackers** · 07-02-2017, 04:42 PM - **6 Likes**

Orange Bellied Parrot, which some experts talk of as being functionally extinct, since there are perhaps only four breeding-age females left in the wild. K-1, FA*300 f4.5:

FreeSpirit9 · 07-03-2017, 03:36 AM - **1 Like**

A very common Double-Barred Finch, but a first for me. Heavily cropped.

**TwoUptons** · 07-04-2017, 06:10 AM

Grumpy pink Flamingo is not impressed...

Tokina RMC 400mm f5.6

-Eric

**aslyfox** · 07-05-2017, 03:39 AM - **1 Like**

Pink-Backed Pelicans Pelecanus rufescens

at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha Nebraska

K 3 + Tamron AF 70-300mm F4-5.6 LD Macro 1:2

07-01-2017, 05:58 AM - 5 Likes	#26018
Skodadriver Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Hampshire Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 892	First morning after purchasing a decidedly used DA L 55-300mm, a scruffy looking Robin decided to pose for me. Think I am going to like this lens! Last edited by Skodadriver; 12-19-2017 at 09:21 AM.

07-03-2017, 03:36 AM - 1 Like	#26023
FreeSpirit9 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Queensland, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 557	Double-Barred Finch A very common Double-Barred Finch, but a first for me. Heavily cropped.

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06-28-2017, 03:11 PM	#26011
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by Racer X 69 So, y'all don't have indoor plumbing up there in the Great White North? It's for guests. We have a cabin out the back, where family and clients stay from time to time, but they have to use the indoor plumbing in the house. This will keep them outdoors having the wilderness experience they come up for,

06-28-2017, 03:38 PM	#26012
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,582	Originally posted by normhead It's for guests. We have a cabin out the back, where family and clients stay from time to time, but they have to use the indoor plumbing in the house. This will keep them outdoors having the wilderness experience they come up for, do you have a store of old Sears catalogs for their use or do they have to bring their own " . . . An old Sears Catalog was the only toilet paper ever used in our privy. For many years I believed that toilet paper everywhere was last years Sears Catalog. Our Dad told us it had to last until the new catalog arrived . . . " - Stories - Outhouse on the Farm

06-28-2017, 04:30 PM	#26013
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: 28,073	Montgomery Wards. J.C. Penney in a pinch.

06-29-2017, 08:08 AM - 10 Likes	#26014
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Arctic Ground Squirrels live in underground colonies. They're hyperactive and skittish, but if you sit on the ground and wait things can get interesting after a while. K-3, DA*300mm with 1.4x TC Tatshenshine-Alsek Provincial Park, northern British Columbia

06-30-2017, 02:22 PM - 5 Likes	#26016
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,851	K-3 and Sigma 150-500 at 500mm. Xpst. Osprey arriving. Hi honey, I'm home. Osprey departing. Smell ya later alligator.

07-01-2017, 04:57 AM - 10 Likes	#26017
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	A Bald Eagle surveys the scene and a Lesser Yellowlegs defends its nesting territory in northern British Columbia. K-3, DA*300mm, 1.4x TC

07-01-2017, 02:09 PM	#26019
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by Skodadriver First morning after purchasing a decidedly used DA L 55-300mm, a scruffy looking Robin decided to pose for me. Think I am going to like this lens! I upgraded from the L version to get Quick Shift, but other than that I had no qualms about using the L version.

07-02-2017, 04:25 AM - 18 Likes	#26020
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,504	A few recent pictures taken with my K-3ii/FA*600mmF4ED[IF]/Eckla window mount. Originally posted by Kameko Cross posted from the BIF thread. I saw my first Ruby-throated Hummingbird on my trip to Quebec! The birds on the east coast are very, very different from the west coast. Very different (and striking) colours, songs and how much more bold they are around people! Manual focus w/the K1 and Sigma 500mm Awesome

07-02-2017, 04:37 AM - 1 Like	#26021
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,137	Originally posted by Ducatigaz A few recent pictures taken with my K-3ii/FA*600mmF4ED[IF]/Eckla window mount. The yawning fox is wonderful!

07-02-2017, 04:42 PM - 6 Likes	#26022
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Orange Bellied Parrot, which some experts talk of as being functionally extinct, since there are perhaps only four breeding-age females left in the wild. K-1, FA*300 f4.5:

07-04-2017, 06:10 AM	#26024
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,223	Grumpy pink Flamingo is not impressed... Tokina RMC 400mm f5.6 -Eric