300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

**riseform** · 09-24-2019, 10:06 AM - **9 Likes**

Parasitic Jaeger from the weekend, K3 DFA 150-450 at 360 mm
Handheld (pelagic trip)

Mike.P® · 09-24-2019, 01:04 PM - **13 Likes**

RIAT 2019 by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

beachboy2 · 09-24-2019, 07:34 PM

For clarity, I notice that a few posts above are Nikon cameras and lenses. No issues with that? Cheers to all.

**Canada_Rockies** · 09-24-2019, 09:18 PM

No problem to us here. May of the Nikon users were Pentax and remained with us.

**luftfluss** · 09-24-2019, 11:00 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by beachboy2

For clarity, I notice that a few posts above are Nikon cameras and lenses. No issues with that? Cheers to all.

I'll admit that for a time it did irk me that non-Pentax shots were being posted at a Pentax forum, then I thought about how nice it was that people wanted to stay connected with us even though they switched brands, and now I look forward to all the photos, regardless of brand.

Mike.P® · 09-25-2019, 01:55 AM - **15 Likes**

As well as my D500 I still have my K-1 and many many (far more than Nikon) lenses. my use is probably 90/10 in favour of the K-1 but unfortunately there is no reasonably priced 600mm solution in Pentax mount so on those occasions the Nikon comes out.

If I remember correctly somewhere near the start of the thread it was decided all makes of camera were allowed and I'm always interested to see photos no matter where they come from.

Here are a couple of recent shot from the K-1 and 150-450mm just to balance it up a bit

Dragonflys by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

RIAT 2019 by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

Ducatigaz · 09-27-2019, 06:59 AM - **10 Likes**

A few pictures from an airfield near me. All taken with a K-5/Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX DG

Lockheed U-2 doing circuits

B-52H

C-17

str8talk83 · 09-27-2019, 07:53 PM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

Beautiful shooting!

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

Pentaxians · 09-27-2019, 07:57 PM - **8 Likes**

Yellow-rumped flycatcher. Another migratory from the far east, taken with my K70 + DA300mm + TC1.4

Female:

Male:

str8talk83 · 09-28-2019, 07:52 AM - **19 Likes**

**acoufap** · 09-29-2019, 09:31 AM - **2 Likes**

All captures KP • DFA150-450 @ 450 plus pp crop.

**mroeder75** · 09-29-2019, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

A few pictures from an airfield near me. All taken with a K-5/Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX DG

Lockheed U-2 doing circuits

Stunning images. I didn't know the U-2 was still actively flown.

les3547 · 09-29-2019, 03:22 PM - **2 Likes**

As long as the subject isn't too far away, one can get a decent 300mm shot with the Pentax-FA 100-300mm at f5.6. Acorn Woodpecker family at the watering hole:

**Des** · 09-29-2019, 07:59 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by luftfluss

I thought about how nice it was that people wanted to stay connected with us even though they switched brands, and now I look forward to all the photos, regardless of brand.

Originally posted by Mike.P®

If I remember correctly somewhere near the start of the thread it was decided all makes of camera were allowed and I'm always interested to see photos no matter where they come from.

My sentiments too. I think the etiquette on the site generally is that images from all brands are welcome unless specified otherwise.

I for one am really pleased that @str8talk83 and @Mike.P® are still posting their awesome images here. Long may they continue.

**MossyRocks** · 09-29-2019, 08:41 PM - **12 Likes**

The Andromeda Galaxy with the SMC A* 400mm f/2.8
A stack of the best 193 shots at 20 seconds each
ISO 400
f/2.8
Astrotracer was used
Unfortunatly my backyard is really light polluted (bortle 8 with a 9 about a mile away) so there is orange glow all the way to the zenith.

09-25-2019, 01:55 AM - 15 Likes	#31701
Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154	As well as my D500 I still have my K-1 and many many (far more than Nikon) lenses. my use is probably 90/10 in favour of the K-1 but unfortunately there is no reasonably priced 600mm solution in Pentax mount so on those occasions the Nikon comes out. If I remember correctly somewhere near the start of the thread it was decided all makes of camera were allowed and I'm always interested to see photos no matter where they come from. Here are a couple of recent shot from the K-1 and 150-450mm just to balance it up a bit Dragonflys by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr RIAT 2019 by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr Last edited by Mike.P®; 09-25-2019 at 02:03 AM.

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Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,502	A few pictures from an airfield near me. All taken with a K-5/Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX DG Lockheed U-2 doing circuits B-52H C-17

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str8talk83 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bluffton, SC Photos: Albums Posts: 674	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn Beautiful shooting! Thank you. I really appreciate it.

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Pentaxians Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 733	Yellow-rumped flycatcher. Another migratory from the far east, taken with my K70 + DA300mm + TC1.4 Female: Male:

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acoufap Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Munich, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,187	All captures KP • DFA150-450 @ 450 plus pp crop.

09-29-2019, 01:02 PM	#31707
mroeder75 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,597	Originally posted by Ducatigaz A few pictures from an airfield near me. All taken with a K-5/Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX DG Lockheed U-2 doing circuits Stunning images. I didn't know the U-2 was still actively flown.

09-29-2019, 03:22 PM - 2 Likes	#31708
les3547 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sebastopol, California Photos: Albums Posts: 2,020	As long as the subject isn't too far away, one can get a decent 300mm shot with the Pentax-FA 100-300mm at f5.6. Acorn Woodpecker family at the watering hole:

09-29-2019, 07:59 PM - 1 Like	#31709
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	Originally posted by luftfluss I thought about how nice it was that people wanted to stay connected with us even though they switched brands, and now I look forward to all the photos, regardless of brand. Originally posted by Mike.P® If I remember correctly somewhere near the start of the thread it was decided all makes of camera were allowed and I'm always interested to see photos no matter where they come from. My sentiments too. I think the etiquette on the site generally is that images from all brands are welcome unless specified otherwise. I for one am really pleased that @str8talk83 and @Mike.P® are still posting their awesome images here. Long may they continue.

09-29-2019, 08:41 PM - 12 Likes	#31710
MossyRocks Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,982	The Andromeda Galaxy with the SMC A* 400mm f/2.8 A stack of the best 193 shots at 20 seconds each ISO 400 f/2.8 Astrotracer was used Unfortunatly my backyard is really light polluted (bortle 8 with a 9 about a mile away) so there is orange glow all the way to the zenith.

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