300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses

**Weevil** · 03-01-2021, 09:27 PM - **8 Likes**

Canard colvert / Mallard [Anas platyrhynchos]
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 2021.02.18

Chilled Yoga streching session.
Namaste!

Canard colvert / Mallard [Anas platyrhynchos]

**Weevil** · 03-01-2021, 10:36 PM - **3 Likes**

Summertime blues...

Grand Héron / Great Blue Heron [Ardea herodias]
St-Paul-de-l'île-aux-noix, Quebec, CANADA
2020.06.24

Grand Héron / Great Blue Heron [Ardea herodias]

Pentax K-3ii + SMC Pentax-FA* 400mm F5.6 ED [IF]
1/1250, ƒ/6.3, ISO 400

**dadipentak** · 03-02-2021, 08:11 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Weevil

Chilled Yoga streching session.

Congrats on catching that pose!

**Weevil** · 03-02-2021, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by dadipentak

Congrats on catching that pose!

Thanks Dave !

**dadipentak** · 03-02-2021, 05:57 PM

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

I think the FA400/2.8 or 600/4 at 6 kilos might push me over the top to.

Guaranteed! I've had both. Wonderful lenses! I did shoot the 400/2.8 with a monopod from time to time but the 600/4 was tripod all the way.

**wtlwdwgn** · 03-03-2021, 02:57 PM

I do miss my A* 600mm f/5.6 although I was too slow trying to manual focus. I think I should be saving up for the DA 560.

**tduell** · 03-03-2021, 05:28 PM - **8 Likes**

Rainbow Lorikeet.
K-3 II, DA* 300 handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

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**rod_grant** · 03-03-2021, 06:59 PM

good one, Terry

**tduell** · 03-03-2021, 08:24 PM

Originally posted by rod_grant

good one, Terry

Thanks Rod.
They make good subjects, and after a couple of visits they are not so flighty.
I keep forgetting to switch on the anti-aliasing filter, these blokes have such fine feathers.

Cheers,
Terry

**luftfluss** · 03-03-2021, 10:48 PM - **6 Likes**

Female bufflehead, adorable tiny duck.

On the one hand, these are the best yet I've managed. OTOH, these are still extremely heavy crops, as she stayed 30-40 yards away from me.

Tamron 400/4 65B + 140 TC

**rod_grant** · 03-03-2021, 11:00 PM

Yeah. 1024 x 639 pixels is a HEAVY crop.
But there is obviously nothing wrong with the K3ii and the Tamron 400. (or the photographer either, for that matter.)
Lovely images. and I love the light on the water.

**luftfluss** · 03-03-2021, 11:45 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by rod_grant

Yeah. 1024 x 639 pixels is a HEAVY crop.
But there is obviously nothing wrong with the K3ii and the Tamron 400. (or the photographer either, for that matter.)
Lovely images. and I love the light on the water.

Thanks! I cropped the images down to around 1500px on the long side, then resized for posting. The Tammy is a very fine lens, too bad the photographer couldn't figure out a way to get closer to his subject without spooking her.

The light was lovely, as was the weather overall - 45° F, very slight wind. It was an enjoyable hour or so I spent shooting, except for my left knee feeling creaky from squatting.

At the same shoot, a photo of this big beautiful creature required no cropping

...

**rod_grant** · 03-04-2021, 02:06 AM

-45F is not lovely weather.

And the swan is lovely.

Oops, my mistake.
I missed the space between the - and the 45.
45F is good.

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-04-2021, 05:09 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

-45F is not lovely weather.

And the swan is lovely.

Oops, my mistake.
I missed the space between the - and the 45.
45F is good.

I misread it too, made me look at the weather history in NJ to discover the lowest ever was in 1904 at -37

**luftfluss** · 03-04-2021, 08:29 AM

Heh, years ago I was good about using an em dash — rather than being lazy with the en dash –

03-02-2021, 05:57 PM	#35180
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by Lowell Goudge I think the FA400/2.8 or 600/4 at 6 kilos might push me over the top to. Guaranteed! I've had both. Wonderful lenses! I did shoot the 400/2.8 with a monopod from time to time but the 600/4 was tripod all the way. Last edited by dadipentak; 03-02-2021 at 07:33 PM.

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Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,444	Canard colvert / Mallard [Anas platyrhynchos] Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 2021.02.18 Chilled Yoga streching session. Namaste! Canard colvert / Mallard [Anas platyrhynchos]

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Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,444	Summertime blues... Grand Héron / Great Blue Heron [Ardea herodias] St-Paul-de-l'île-aux-noix, Quebec, CANADA 2020.06.24 Grand Héron / Great Blue Heron [Ardea herodias] Pentax K-3ii + SMC Pentax-FA* 400mm F5.6 ED [IF] 1/1250, ƒ/6.3, ISO 400

03-02-2021, 08:11 AM - 1 Like	#35178
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by Weevil Chilled Yoga streching session. Congrats on catching that pose!

03-02-2021, 09:42 AM	#35179
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,444	Originally posted by dadipentak Congrats on catching that pose! Thanks Dave !

03-03-2021, 02:57 PM	#35181
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,838	I do miss my A* 600mm f/5.6 although I was too slow trying to manual focus. I think I should be saving up for the DA 560.

03-03-2021, 06:59 PM	#35183
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	good one, Terry

03-03-2021, 08:24 PM	#35184
tduell Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,514	Originally posted by rod_grant good one, Terry Thanks Rod. They make good subjects, and after a couple of visits they are not so flighty. I keep forgetting to switch on the anti-aliasing filter, these blokes have such fine feathers. Cheers, Terry

03-03-2021, 11:00 PM	#35186
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Yeah. 1024 x 639 pixels is a HEAVY crop. But there is obviously nothing wrong with the K3ii and the Tamron 400. (or the photographer either, for that matter.) Lovely images. and I love the light on the water.

03-04-2021, 02:06 AM	#35188
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	-45F is not lovely weather. And the swan is lovely. Oops, my mistake. I missed the space between the - and the 45. 45F is good.

03-04-2021, 05:09 AM	#35189
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,887	Originally posted by rod_grant -45F is not lovely weather. And the swan is lovely. Oops, my mistake. I missed the space between the - and the 45. 45F is good. I misread it too, made me look at the weather history in NJ to discover the lowest ever was in 1904 at -37

03-04-2021, 08:29 AM	#35190
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,619	Heh, years ago I was good about using an em dash — rather than being lazy with the en dash –