[Charlie Victor]

First shots with my K-3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.

Wonderful captures yet again. I think you will be very happy with the K-3iii!
Best.

[Ducatigaz]

Wonderful captures yet again. I think you will be very happy with the K-3iii!
Best.

Thanks. I hope so.

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I recently acquired an Aputure VS-2 Fine HD 7" LCD Field Monitor to aid focusing my A*1200mm. It seems to work very well.

[swip]

Thanks for that, my Sigma 300/2.8 has the same click and solid feel as the silver FA* lenses, so when this one didn't I wasn't sure . With so many variants of mechanisms out there , I just wanted a bit of peace of mind on this one.



Excellent, Thanks Gary, exactly what I needed to hear. I really didn't want this Rare find in "Mint" condition to have a malfunction.

I really wanted this lens as a handheld Supertele option that is easier to walk around with, as you know, the FA*600/4 really needs to be on a mount of somesort, and when chasing birds, thats not always possible.
I think the K-3iii and the Sigma 500/4.5 is about half the weight and bulk of the K-1 and FA*600/4, actually, I'm impressed with just how compact the Sigma 500/4.5 is......... comparatively speaking of course.

Hopefully I can get out this weekend and see what it and the K-3iii can do.

Thanks again Guys .

I can also confirm that what Gary said is correct. There is no click when moving the focus ring backward and forward on the Sigma 500.

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Thanks. I hope so.

---------- Post added 05-20-2021 at 06:00 PM ----------

I recently acquired an Aputure VS-2 Fine HD 7" LCD Field Monitor to aid focusing my A*1200mm. It seems to work very well.

Interesting gadget. As if your 1200 is not already big enough

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Cormorant

KP + 1.4TC + DA300

A very lovely shot. Lighting is perfect.

[bertwert]

Going to need a shorter lens at this rate - only cropped a wee bit off the right to make it a more pleasing 4:3 ratio. Shutter speed may have been a bit slow, but since it's downsized it's not bad.



K-50 and A 400

[jacamar]

American Redstart and Magnolia Warbler





Pentax K3-III, DA*300mm, i.4x TC, major crop.

[csa]

First photo out of my KP, with *300 lens. Very gloomy, dark day; so was pleased with this result.

[onlineflyer]

Ventured out to the newest metropark, Manhattan Marsh, earlier in the week. Not too many bird species but did get several photos of red winged backbirds. Shot with a K-5iis + A* 300mm f4

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[K2 to K50]

First shots with my K-3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/RRS BH-55/Kirk window mount.

Great shots - beautiful captures of the little guy/gal at work!!

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Thanks. I hope so.

---------- Post added 05-20-2021 at 06:00 PM ----------

I recently acquired an Aputure VS-2 Fine HD 7" LCD Field Monitor to aid focusing my A*1200mm. It seems to work very well.

Gleep! Some setup you have there!!! That tripod alone must weigh a ton to support such a long lens, even before you put the camera, lens and screen on it. Must be a "pick a spot and wait" scenario - you wouldn't want to walk too far with all that!

---------- Post added 05-20-21 at 07:01 PM ----------

Ventured out to the newest metropark, Manhattan Marsh, earlier in the week. Not too many bird species but did get several photos of red winged backbirds. Shot with a K-5iis + A* 300mm f4

Great images of a very eye-catching bird. Love the shot where it is doing the "splits" between the two stalks!

[luftfluss]

Going to need a shorter lens at this rate - only cropped a wee bit off the right to make it a more pleasing 4:3 ratio. Shutter speed may have been a bit slow, but since it's downsized it's not bad.



K-50 and A 400

Might be time to get a 200/2.8!

[DonV]

Might be time to get a 200/2.8!

And maybe a can of bear spray?

[luftfluss]

And maybe a can of bear spray?

I believe our redoubtable @bertwert does carry.

On APS-C, even 200mm can sometimes be tight with a decent-sized male...

(One should always have several plans in mind when near our ursine friends)

[bertwert]

First photo out of my KP, with *300 lens. Very gloomy, dark day; so was pleased with this result.

From what I've seen from others, you're going to be well happy with the combo, and should yield you many results

[bertwert]

Might be time to get a 200/2.8!

Funny you should mention that... not 200, I've been having a long look at picking up an Adaptall 300/2.8 (I believe you have one?) as the 60B pops up fairly often on ebay and the likes - thinking it would be nice to have something for lower light in the backyard mornings where I can get close to birds and not needing quite the range - but also to have the option of getting the 1.7x in the future for a longer and still slightly faster option - which would probably be nice to walkabout on a monopod (or handheld in a stable position). I think it would complement the A 400 quite well...

And maybe a can of bear spray?

I believe our redoubtable @bertwert does carry.

On APS-C, even 200mm can sometimes be tight with a decent-sized male...

(One should always have several plans in mind when near our ursine friends)

Indeed bear spray is always on my hip, ready to grab - so far I've never needed to use it, and I hope this remains the way!

[luftfluss]

Funny you should mention that... not 200, I've been having a long look at picking up an Adaptall 300/2.8 (I believe you have one?) as the 60B pops up fairly often on ebay and the likes - thinking it would be nice to have something for lower light in the backyard mornings where I can get close to birds and not needing quite the range - but also to have the option of getting the 1.7x in the future for a longer and still slightly faster option - which would probably be nice to walkabout on a monopod (or handheld in a stable position). I think it would complement the A 400 quite well...

Yep, I have the 360B. I wasn't intending to purchase it when I stumbled across it, but I was so surprised to find it - with a PKA mount, no less - I bought it on impulse.

It's a very good lens, but does feel somewhat granular, in the sense that I also have the two 400mm lenses and 80-200/2.8 and 180/2.5. Sometimes I shoot my 360B simply out of neglectful guilt.

300/2.8 is pretty cool, though. And in the scenario you outlined it does make sense. And it works okay with the 1.7x AFA... although sometimes I feel like by the time I get the AF to lock on reliably, I could simply manually focus it.

Edit: More thoughts - with the 300/2.8 + 1.7x AFA combo, you're going to want to stop down a bit, so you'll be at f/6.7 (total) or slower most of the time... that's far from bad, but not quite as exciting as a 510/4.8 sounds. Adequate depth of field is an issue, too. More often than not, I feel like I'm "wasting" ISO performance because I have to stop down quite a bit to get enough DOF.

Edit #2: From a purely practical POV, if I were wandering around and wanted a couple of my telephoto lenses with me, I would take my A 400 + A-1.4x L TC and Tamron 180/2.5... or I would take the 300/2.8 + A 2x-S TC. Because I would want a fair amount of separation in my available focal lengths.

[Aaron28]

beautiful young lady dancing through the trees with the greatest of ease.....K-3ii.....sigma 150-500os