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simsburyphoto · 04-26-2021, 03:18 PM - **17 Likes**

Just got a DFA 150-450. What a beast of a lens. The optical quality is great. Here is one of my first photos with it. A wild turkey in my backyard. RAW file processed in DXO Photolab. Some croping and touch up in Photoshop Elements 2109.

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HoutHans · 04-26-2021, 09:29 PM - **4 Likes**

Common Kestrel in flight, both taken with the M300/4* at f/5.6 or so.

**rod_grant** · 04-26-2021, 10:29 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by swip

Critters in the backyard.

...busy back yard, swip.

blankmampf · 04-26-2021, 11:21 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

600mm f5.6 EDIF Nikon via adapter on an Opy EM10 mII, cropped to less that 1/4 of the of the area recorded.

600mm on a M4/3 camera, wouldn't that make it 1200mm effective focal range? 🤯
And the detail is really impressive for a tight crop. Seems I've been keeping an eye on Olympus camera auctions recently for a good reason

**MossyRocks** · 04-27-2021, 08:42 AM - **14 Likes**

Well I went back and restacked and reprocessed my M81 and M82 shots from last year. Discovered that there is a fair amount of dust in that general area of the sky.

385x20s
ISO 1600
F/3.5
SMC A* 400mm f/2.8 ED [IF]
K-3 + O-GPS1 (astrotracer)

Pentikonian · 04-27-2021, 10:57 AM - **8 Likes**

This morning, White-winged Dove, K-1 + DA*300, slight crop.

**Mbaez** · 04-27-2021, 11:17 AM

Originally posted by MossyRocks

Well I went back and restacked and reprocessed my M81 and M82 shots from last year. Discovered that there is a fair amount of dust in that general area of the sky.

385x20s
ISO 1600
F/3.5
SMC A* 400mm f/2.8 ED [IF]
K-3 + O-GPS1 (astrotracer)

Incredible detail. Congrats!

**MossyRocks** · 04-27-2021, 11:41 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Mbaez

Incredible detail. Congrats!

A lot of that credit goes to the SMC A* 400mm F/2.8 ED [IF] as it is a legendary slab of glass that is perfect almost wide open so I can gather good amount of data with each shot. My editing skills are improving so I am better able to bring out the faint and fine details but at some point one starts to hit the limit of the data gathered and noise starts to become a problem. I probably could have pushed this a little harder with my current abilities but at only about 2 hours worth of exposure from a Bortle 5 location (measure of light pollution) that is a 40-45 minute drive from my very light polluted Bortle 8 backyard with a Bortle 9 a mile away. I go to that location as it is the darkest spot I can get to that is somewhat close. I can get to some Bortle 3 to 4 spots if I go about 90 minutes in the other direction from my house but that is a long haul to make frequently.

**skolkmeier** · 04-27-2021, 04:47 PM - **1 Like**

Painted Bunting already. At Action Nature Center.

bertwert · 04-27-2021, 05:28 PM - **13 Likes**

These little guys are hard to follow in the bushes - but sometimes they stay still long enough for you to frame a shot around them

K-50 and A 400/5.6

**mattt** · 04-27-2021, 06:07 PM - **6 Likes**

SIgma 120-400 @ 300mm

**Sqideyes** · 04-27-2021, 06:45 PM - **4 Likes**

Red Tail Black Cockatoo.
K1 with Bigma 50-500.

**luftfluss** · 04-27-2021, 06:57 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

These little guys are hard to follow in the bushes - but sometimes they stay still long enough for you to frame a shot around them

K-50 and A 400/5.6

Excellent. Love the natural vignette you composed, and very sharp.

**MossyRocks** · 04-27-2021, 09:17 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

These little guys are hard to follow in the bushes - but sometimes they stay still long enough for you to frame a shot around them

They are twitchy little guys. I've been trying to get a good shot of some similar ones out of my basement office window for a while now. It is dark under the bushes, a 300mm is a long lens, and ISO 3200 is pretty noisy. Nice shot I know how hard is is to get a good one of these little guys.

**Weevil** · 04-27-2021, 10:04 PM - **5 Likes**

Did that one 3 weeks ago. I didn't like the softness of the bird, si I tried and buy Topaz Sharpen AI, which seems to help better than Lr 6.12

Carouge à épaulettes / Red-winged Blackbird [Agelaius phoeniceus]

04-26-2021, 03:18 PM - 17 Likes	#35686
simsburyphoto Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 244	New DFA 150-450 First Portrait Just got a DFA 150-450. What a beast of a lens. The optical quality is great. Here is one of my first photos with it. A wild turkey in my backyard. RAW file processed in DXO Photolab. Some croping and touch up in Photoshop Elements 2109. Attached Images

04-27-2021, 10:04 PM - 5 Likes	#35700
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,446	Did that one 3 weeks ago. I didn't like the softness of the bird, si I tried and buy Topaz Sharpen AI, which seems to help better than Lr 6.12 Carouge à épaulettes / Red-winged Blackbird [Agelaius phoeniceus] Last edited by Weevil; 05-03-2021 at 07:20 PM.

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Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	Originally posted by MossyRocks Well I went back and restacked and reprocessed my M81 and M82 shots from last year. Discovered that there is a fair amount of dust in that general area of the sky. 385x20s ISO 1600 F/3.5 SMC A* 400mm f/2.8 ED [IF] K-3 + O-GPS1 (astrotracer) Incredible detail. Congrats!

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