300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

Pentaxians · 10-19-2017, 01:25 AM - **11 Likes**

Crimson Sunbird, taken around April this year.

**rkappleby** · 10-19-2017, 07:12 AM - **14 Likes**

Swainson Hawk Sig 500

**onlineflyer** · 10-19-2017, 07:15 AM

Originally posted by rkappleby

Swainson Hawk Sig 500

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Beautiful photo

**jacamar** · 10-19-2017, 12:42 PM - **9 Likes**

I spent a little while at the marsh today. Major crops - I'm learning to use the tripod more.

Great Blue Heron and Great Egrets

American Wigeon

Wigeon and two Green-winged Teal

K-3, DA*300mm, 1.4xTC

**Canada_Rockies** · 10-19-2017, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by rkappleby

Swainson Hawk Sig 500

Great shot!

**dadipentak** · 10-19-2017, 03:09 PM - **6 Likes**

**rkappleby** · 10-19-2017, 07:34 PM

Originally posted by onlineflyer

Beautiful photo

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

Great shot!

Thank you Dennis, Albert - I thought he struck a rather jaunty pose for me

**Canada_Rockies** · 10-19-2017, 07:37 PM

It has been a miserable wet day here. We had some visitors that were damper (and not so pretty) as usual. I stressed out the K-3+DA55-300 (non WR) through a double paned glass door hand held and got these results. Not so shabby. ISO was high at 3200, aperture was maximum at 5.8, shutter speeds on the low range. EXIF on the images.

Song Sparrow 10 m/33 ft
Stellers Jay. 10 m/33 ft
Nuthatch. 20 m/66 ft
Stellers Jay. 15 m/50 ft

Kevriano · 10-20-2017, 12:14 PM - **5 Likes**

Evening. We have been extremely fortunate to have a juvenile Male Osprey take up residence for 3 weeks at a pond not too far away from home, and so we spent a day photographing him last weekend, with varying amounts of success. The AF on the K3 II really didn't do well with shots of it diving and catching, therefore I don't have any. I did, however, get some respectable flight shots. Taken using a variation of single centre point focus and AFC, and 9 point multi focus. All of these are around a 50% crop too. They aren't really fast birds, that definitely helped. I'd appreciate any feedback. I'm ditching this lens and camera soon, I need more reach, so I need to swap brands to accommodate. Just for the Telephoto stuff though.

ccc_ · 10-20-2017, 02:30 PM

one of ours pulled off a dramatic assassination yesterday afternoon
while I was getting a shot of a yellow-rump this guy stooped on a group of robins
a geyser of birds but one straight lined it north
somewhere behind the cherry tree came an explosion of feathers and a squawk

no more birds for almost three hours

**SteveinSLC** · 10-20-2017, 02:34 PM

Those of you that have the DA* 300 and a K-1, have any of you tried that combination with the F1.7x teleconverter? If so, how were the results? Thanks, Steve.

**marcusBMG** · 10-20-2017, 02:44 PM - **4 Likes**

And some more from the summer, NX20 + FD 400mm. Lapwing and chick.

Bee.

Thrush.

Riding over the moon.

Reed bunting.

Tit

Coot.

Warbler.

**tduell** · 10-20-2017, 04:30 PM - **3 Likes**

Royal Spoonbill.
K-3 II, 150-450 handheld. See exif for shot details.
These birds are problematic subjects, very easy to blow the whites. Their feathers are brilliant white.
The only success I have had with them is to use spot metering.

Cheers,
Terry

Kevriano · 10-20-2017, 11:46 PM

Originally posted by ccc_

one of ours pulled off a dramatic assassination yesterday afternoon
while I was getting a shot of a yellow-rump this guy stooped on a group of robins
a geyser of birds but one straight lined it north
somewhere behind the cherry tree came an explosion of feathers and a squawk

no more birds for almost three hours

There is always at least one...

**marcusBMG** · 10-21-2017, 06:07 AM

Originally posted by tduell

The only success I have had with them is to use spot metering.

Aye the egrets are the same. I just routinely drop the exposure at least a stop, bring back up in PP as necessary. Softer light with a bit of cloud can help.
Your pic looks a bit under on my monitor Terry.

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onlineflyer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,088	Originally posted by rkappleby Swainson Hawk Sig 500 . Beautiful photo

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jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	I spent a little while at the marsh today. Major crops - I'm learning to use the tripod more. Great Blue Heron and Great Egrets American Wigeon Wigeon and two Green-winged Teal K-3, DA*300mm, 1.4xTC

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Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by rkappleby Swainson Hawk Sig 500 Great shot!

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rkappleby Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Crowsnest Pass Alberta Posts: 648	Originally posted by onlineflyer Beautiful photo Originally posted by Canada_Rockies Great shot! Thank you Dennis, Albert - I thought he struck a rather jaunty pose for me

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ccc_ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,400	one of ours pulled off a dramatic assassination yesterday afternoon while I was getting a shot of a yellow-rump this guy stooped on a group of robins a geyser of birds but one straight lined it north somewhere behind the cherry tree came an explosion of feathers and a squawk no more birds for almost three hours

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SteveinSLC Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2017 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 568	Those of you that have the DA* 300 and a K-1, have any of you tried that combination with the F1.7x teleconverter? If so, how were the results? Thanks, Steve.

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marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,868	And some more from the summer, NX20 + FD 400mm. Lapwing and chick. Bee. Thrush. Riding over the moon. Reed bunting. Tit Coot. Warbler.

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Kevriano Veteran Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: West Sussex Posts: 472	Originally posted by ccc_ one of ours pulled off a dramatic assassination yesterday afternoon while I was getting a shot of a yellow-rump this guy stooped on a group of robins a geyser of birds but one straight lined it north somewhere behind the cherry tree came an explosion of feathers and a squawk no more birds for almost three hours There is always at least one...

10-21-2017, 06:07 AM	#26670
marcusBMG Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Wales Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,868	Originally posted by tduell The only success I have had with them is to use spot metering. Aye the egrets are the same. I just routinely drop the exposure at least a stop, bring back up in PP as necessary. Softer light with a bit of cloud can help. Your pic looks a bit under on my monitor Terry.

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