300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

Pentaxians · 05-04-2018, 04:56 PM - **12 Likes**

Thanks WPresto and Des!

A rare visitor stayed for about two weeks at our local botanical garden..

**swip** · 05-04-2018, 09:12 PM - **11 Likes**

A few from today. FA*300/4.5.

Greater Yellowleg.

Snow Geese

Solitary Sandpiper

**rod_grant** · 05-04-2018, 09:55 PM - **3 Likes**

Three good ones Swip.

Superb Fairy-wren, KP & 150-500, from 3rd floor balcony.

**dadipentak** · 05-05-2018, 11:06 AM - **8 Likes**

OK, a Red Headed Woodpecker showed up this morning. That did it! They're reasonably plentiful in other parts of Maryland but rare here in the city--I'll see one here every 2 or 3 years. Shoulder be damned, I went and got the tripod and set it up with Sigma 500/4.5 and the AF1.7x. Luckily, no damage to my shoulder--or gear. Still, the tree he chose is twice as far as the one I lost over the winter so I had to crop heavily--to about 2.5MP. I've since swapped out the Sigma with the F*600/4. The bird is gone but I'm ready. Can I say I miss my old tree--big time?

**Canada_Rockies** · 05-05-2018, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by dadipentak

Can I say I miss my old tree--big time?

Of course you can! Nice shot of the bird from that kind of distance!

**Des** · 05-05-2018, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by swip

A few from today. FA*300/4.5.

Outstanding set.

Originally posted by rod_grant

Superb Fairy-wren, KP & 150-500, from 3rd floor balcony.

Capturing a bird that will often come within a metre or so, that's doing it the hard way! Good shots Rod.

Originally posted by dadipentak

OK, a Red Headed Woodpecker showed up this morning. That did it! They're reasonably plentiful in other parts of Maryland but rare here in the city--I'll see one here every 2 or 3 years. Shoulder be damned, I went and got the tripod and set it up with Sigma 500/4.5 and the AF1.7x. Luckily, no damage to my shoulder--or gear. Still, the tree he chose is twice as far as the one I lost over the winter so I had to crop heavily--to about 2.5MP. I've since swapped out the Sigma with the F*600/4. The bird is gone but I'm ready. Can I say I miss my old tree--big time?

A special photo in every way. Well done Dave.

Look forward to captures with the 6.8kg beast.

**alfa75ts** · 05-05-2018, 07:08 PM - **18 Likes**

Persistence pays:

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**dadipentak** · 05-05-2018, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by alfa75ts

Persistence pays

Nice!

Ducatigaz · 05-06-2018, 02:13 AM - **15 Likes**

Cuckoo. K-3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED [IF]/Gitzo 1348

Sterby · 05-06-2018, 06:08 AM - **9 Likes**

Some random findings in the backyard. K-3, DA* 300

Greenfinch, with HD TC, well cropped in

Common lizard chilling on the wall, without TC, pseudo macro

str8talk83 · 05-06-2018, 06:39 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

Cuckoo. K-3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED [IF]/Gitzo 1348

Great set!

Designosophy · 05-06-2018, 07:59 AM

Originally posted by normhead

Is that like mine, the Tamron SP AF 300 2.8 LD [IF] ?

It's an earlier, Adptall-2 lens. I have an A adapter. Comes with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters.
Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 300mm f/2.8 LD IF (60B) Lens Reviews - Tamron Adaptall Lenses - Pentax Lens Review Database

zzeitg · 05-06-2018, 11:17 AM - **14 Likes**

DA560

siva.ss.kumar · 05-06-2018, 11:21 PM - **7 Likes**

Went to see Lesser Noddy that came ashore. This is a pelagic (deep sea) bird. But when it came ashore, there was a birder invasion to the Pulicat lake.
K-5iis + FA*300/4.5

Lesser Noddy

Common Tern (just when it took off)

**WPRESTO** · 05-07-2018, 05:29 AM - **3 Likes**

Some wonderful bird images posted above. Here's a little (chipping sparrow) song sparrow (my error) singing for all it is worth, but making only tiny little sounds. Nikon 600mm f5.6 on an Oly 10 mkII. BTW: I set the aperture @ f8, which gives a slight boost to IQ, then use the lens essentially as I would a no-aperture mirror optic. Stopping to f11 gains no IQ and only an imperceptible increase in DOF, neither one worth the loss of a shutter speed.

05-04-2018, 04:56 PM - 12 Likes	#28351
Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 733	*K70 with DA 300mm** Thanks WPresto and Des! A rare visitor stayed for about two weeks at our local botanical garden..

05-04-2018, 09:12 PM - 11 Likes	#28352
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,825	Shore birds and Snow Geese A few from today. FA*300/4.5. Greater Yellowleg. Snow Geese Solitary Sandpiper

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rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Three good ones Swip. Superb Fairy-wren, KP & 150-500, from 3rd floor balcony.

05-05-2018, 11:06 AM - 8 Likes	#28354
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	OK, a Red Headed Woodpecker showed up this morning. That did it! They're reasonably plentiful in other parts of Maryland but rare here in the city--I'll see one here every 2 or 3 years. Shoulder be damned, I went and got the tripod and set it up with Sigma 500/4.5 and the AF1.7x. Luckily, no damage to my shoulder--or gear. Still, the tree he chose is twice as far as the one I lost over the winter so I had to crop heavily--to about 2.5MP. I've since swapped out the Sigma with the F*600/4. The bird is gone but I'm ready. Can I say I miss my old tree--big time?

05-05-2018, 01:15 PM	#28355
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by dadipentak Can I say I miss my old tree--big time? Of course you can! Nice shot of the bird from that kind of distance!

05-05-2018, 01:59 PM	#28356
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,422	Originally posted by swip A few from today. FA300/4.5. Outstanding set. Originally posted by rod_grant Superb Fairy-wren, KP & 150-500, from 3rd floor balcony. Capturing a bird that will often come within a metre or so, that's doing it the hard way! Good shots Rod. Originally posted by dadipentak OK, a Red Headed Woodpecker showed up this morning. That did it! They're reasonably plentiful in other parts of Maryland but rare here in the city--I'll see one here every 2 or 3 years. Shoulder be damned, I went and got the tripod and set it up with Sigma 500/4.5 and the AF1.7x. Luckily, no damage to my shoulder--or gear. Still, the tree he chose is twice as far as the one I lost over the winter so I had to crop heavily--to about 2.5MP. I've since swapped out the Sigma with the F600/4. The bird is gone but I'm ready. Can I say I miss my old tree--big time? A special photo in every way. Well done Dave. Look forward to captures with the 6.8kg beast.

05-05-2018, 07:56 PM	#28358
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by alfa75ts Persistence pays Nice!

05-06-2018, 02:13 AM - 15 Likes	#28359
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,500	Cuckoo. K-3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED [IF]/Gitzo 1348

05-06-2018, 06:08 AM - 9 Likes	#28360
Sterby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Tarján Photos: Albums Posts: 140	Some random findings in the backyard. K-3, DA* 300 Greenfinch, with HD TC, well cropped in Common lizard chilling on the wall, without TC, pseudo macro

05-06-2018, 06:39 AM - 1 Like	#28361
str8talk83 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bluffton, SC Photos: Albums Posts: 674	Originally posted by Ducatigaz Cuckoo. K-3ii/FA*600mm F4 ED [IF]/Gitzo 1348 Great set!

05-06-2018, 07:59 AM	#28362
Designosophy Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Northeast Philadelphia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,137	Originally posted by normhead Is that like mine, the Tamron SP AF 300 2.8 LD [IF] ? It's an earlier, Adptall-2 lens. I have an A adapter. Comes with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters. Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 300mm f/2.8 LD IF (60B) Lens Reviews - Tamron Adaptall Lenses - Pentax Lens Review Database

05-06-2018, 11:17 AM - 14 Likes	#28363
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	DA560

05-06-2018, 11:21 PM - 7 Likes	#28364
siva.ss.kumar Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai, India Photos: Albums Posts: 534	Went to see Lesser Noddy that came ashore. This is a pelagic (deep sea) bird. But when it came ashore, there was a birder invasion to the Pulicat lake. K-5iis + FA*300/4.5 Lesser Noddy Common Tern (just when it took off)

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