300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

noelpolar · 11-18-2017, 04:29 PM - **14 Likes**

Purple Gaped Honeyeater singing away.....DFA 150-450

Was shooting with a friend yesterday.... he uses a K5II and Sigma 150-500.... we spent the morning fine tuning his lens focus and then I persuaded him to shoot Raw+ (normally jpeg only)... he took this at iso 2,000 and at 500mm.... about a 50% crop... developed using Piccure and lightroom... quite nice IQ I thought.

Eastern Spinebill

Last edited by noelpolar; 11-18-2017 at 05:36 PM.

Pentaxians · 11-18-2017, 07:02 PM - **5 Likes**

Brown Shrike taken recently..

Kameko · 11-18-2017, 07:06 PM - **18 Likes**

I haven't had much time to get out shooting lately what with starting a new job. I'm glad I was out today, as cold as it was! I hate the cold, but love seeing the Short-eared Owls back in Vancouver

K-1 + Sigma 500

**ivanvernon** · 11-18-2017, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by dadipentak

Update: That dove shot above was taken about a month ago. The doves are still on that tree but here's what it looks like now after that hard freeze last week:

Beautiful shot. I see too many bird shots where the photographer appears only attempting to capture a clear image of an isolated bird, but here you have a captivating environment as well. Perfect! Love it.

**acoufap** · 11-19-2017, 12:22 PM - **2 Likes**

Attention in the Evening!

K-1 • APSC mode • [DA TC1.4x + DA55-300PLM]@420 + pp crop • ISO1600 • f/9.5 • 1/160s • C1 raw processing

enyaw · 11-19-2017, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by Kameko

I haven't had much time to get out shooting lately what with starting a new job. I'm glad I was out today, as cold as it was! I hate the cold, but love seeing the Short-eared Owls back in Vancouver

K-1 + Sigma 500

I love that owl shot, Kameko great capture. I haven't seen an owl in the wild my entire lifetime.

**dadipentak** · 11-19-2017, 01:10 PM

Originally posted by ivanvernon

Beautiful shot. I see too many bird shots where the photographer appears only attempting to capture a clear image of an isolated bird, but here you have a captivating environment as well. Perfect! Love it.

Thanks! Of course, I'll own up to a fixation on getting clear images of isolated birds but it's always a joy when I get a shot that goes beyond that.

normhead · 11-19-2017, 02:57 PM - **13 Likes**

We have snow and Feeder Creatures and there were a few more creatures around the feeders.

K-3 , Tamron SP AF 300 2.8 with HD DA 1.4 TC, (420mm ƒ4)

640 ISO, ƒ5.6, AV mode

First at the trough

Not at the feeder, but still in the yard.

**tduell** · 11-19-2017, 03:49 PM - **12 Likes**

New Holland Honeyeater.
K-3 II, DFA 150-450 handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

**riseform** · 11-19-2017, 09:34 PM - **12 Likes**

A couple of a red breasted nuthatch from the weekend with the K1 and DA 560
I'm always intrigued by their colors and the way the black and white stripes extend into the beak.

**tduell** · 11-19-2017, 10:03 PM - **15 Likes**

Adult female Nankeen Kestrel.
An overcast day and I think the sky dominated the exposure, so ended up with a very underexposed bird. Most pleased that I was able to get a reasonable image out it.
K-3 II, DFA 150-450 + 1.4x TC, handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

**Des** · 11-20-2017, 01:19 AM - **13 Likes**

Galahs (cross-posted). K-3 + FA*300 f4.5. Females have a reddish iris; males brown iris.

The Crimson Rosellas aren't happy about the Galahs taking their seed.

**jacamar** · 11-20-2017, 06:15 AM - **7 Likes**

Poor light yesterday so just the DA*300mm without the TC.

Sterby · 11-20-2017, 08:21 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by jacamar

Poor light yesterday so just the DA*300mm without the TC.

So it is possible to do food photography with a 300mm lens.

Kevriano · 11-20-2017, 08:54 AM

Originally posted by Sterby

So it is possible to do food photography with a 300mm lens.

Haha, excellent

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11-18-2017, 04:29 PM - 14 Likes	#26866
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Purple Gaped Honeyeater singing away.....DFA 150-450 Was shooting with a friend yesterday.... he uses a K5II and Sigma 150-500.... we spent the morning fine tuning his lens focus and then I persuaded him to shoot Raw+ (normally jpeg only)... he took this at iso 2,000 and at 500mm.... about a 50% crop... developed using Piccure and lightroom... quite nice IQ I thought. Eastern Spinebill Last edited by noelpolar; 11-18-2017 at 05:36 PM.

11-18-2017, 07:02 PM - 5 Likes	#26867
Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 733	Brown Shrike taken recently..

11-18-2017, 07:06 PM - 18 Likes	#26868
Kameko Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: White Rock Photos: Albums Posts: 450	I haven't had much time to get out shooting lately what with starting a new job. I'm glad I was out today, as cold as it was! I hate the cold, but love seeing the Short-eared Owls back in Vancouver K-1 + Sigma 500

11-18-2017, 08:30 PM	#26869
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by dadipentak Update: That dove shot above was taken about a month ago. The doves are still on that tree but here's what it looks like now after that hard freeze last week: Beautiful shot. I see too many bird shots where the photographer appears only attempting to capture a clear image of an isolated bird, but here you have a captivating environment as well. Perfect! Love it.

11-19-2017, 12:22 PM - 2 Likes	#26870
acoufap Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Munich, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,191	Attention in the Evening! K-1 • APSC mode • [DA TC1.4x + DA55-300PLM]@420 + pp crop • ISO1600 • f/9.5 • 1/160s • C1 raw processing

11-19-2017, 12:51 PM	#26871
enyaw Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 276	Originally posted by Kameko I haven't had much time to get out shooting lately what with starting a new job. I'm glad I was out today, as cold as it was! I hate the cold, but love seeing the Short-eared Owls back in Vancouver K-1 + Sigma 500 I love that owl shot, Kameko great capture. I haven't seen an owl in the wild my entire lifetime.

11-19-2017, 01:10 PM	#26872
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by ivanvernon Beautiful shot. I see too many bird shots where the photographer appears only attempting to capture a clear image of an isolated bird, but here you have a captivating environment as well. Perfect! Love it. Thanks! Of course, I'll own up to a fixation on getting clear images of isolated birds but it's always a joy when I get a shot that goes beyond that.

11-19-2017, 02:57 PM - 13 Likes	#26873
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	We have snow and Feeder Creatures and there were a few more creatures around the feeders. K-3 , Tamron SP AF 300 2.8 with HD DA 1.4 TC, (420mm ƒ4) 640 ISO, ƒ5.6, AV mode First at the trough Not at the feeder, but still in the yard.

11-19-2017, 09:34 PM - 12 Likes	#26875
riseform Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: WA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 473	A couple of a red breasted nuthatch from the weekend with the K1 and DA 560 I'm always intrigued by their colors and the way the black and white stripes extend into the beak.

11-20-2017, 01:19 AM - 13 Likes	#26877
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	Galahs (cross-posted). K-3 + FA*300 f4.5. Females have a reddish iris; males brown iris. The Crimson Rosellas aren't happy about the Galahs taking their seed.

11-20-2017, 06:15 AM - 7 Likes	#26878
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Poor light yesterday so just the DA*300mm without the TC.

11-20-2017, 08:21 AM - 4 Likes	#26879
Sterby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Tarján Photos: Albums Posts: 140	Originally posted by jacamar Poor light yesterday so just the DA*300mm without the TC. So it is possible to do food photography with a 300mm lens.

11-20-2017, 08:54 AM	#26880
Kevriano Veteran Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: West Sussex Posts: 472	Originally posted by Sterby So it is possible to do food photography with a 300mm lens. Haha, excellent