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**chuck_c** · 05-04-2022, 10:05 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Buckeyemikie

Very impressed you were able to keep those swallows in the frame let alone in perfect focus gven how unpredictable they are! What auto focus setting did you use?

I am shooting in TAv mode using Back Button Focus.

In the Still Image Settings Menus >

In AF with Viewfinder >

AF Mode > AF.C
AF Active Area > Spot
AF Area Restriction > Off
1st Frame Action in AF.C > Release-priority
Action in AF.C Cont. > Focus-priority
Hold AF Status > Medium
Action When AF Fails > Drive Lens
AF Point Tracking in AF.C > Type 1
Subject Recognition > On

I shot these images from the west side observation deck below the dam at Hoover Reservoir.

**Weevil** · 05-04-2022, 12:48 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by chuck_c

I am shooting in TAv mode using Back Button Focus.

In the Still Image Settings Menus >

In AF with Viewfinder >

AF Mode > AF.C
AF Active Area > Spot
AF Area Restriction > Off
1st Frame Action in AF.C > Release-priority
Action in AF.C Cont. > Focus-priority
Hold AF Status > Medium
Action When AF Fails > Drive Lens
AF Point Tracking in AF.C > Type 1
Subject Recognition > On

I shot these images from the west side observation deck below the dam at Hoover Reservoir.

Thanks for sharing !
I still haven't got thru all the K3MK3 settings, so that will help !

**skolkmeier** · 05-04-2022, 01:20 PM - **2 Likes**

Looks like the spring birds are everywhere.
Painted Bunting.

**Lowell Goudge** · 05-04-2022, 01:48 PM - **11 Likes**

I’m a happy camper Although my K300/4 and 1.7x AF adaptor did ok, I am glad to have the DA560 back. It had suffered a complete focusing failure. Turn-around was 2 months to Japan and back.

**Weevil** · 05-04-2022, 09:11 PM - **11 Likes**

Écureuil roux américain / American Red Squirrel [Tamiasciurus hudsonicus]
#pentax exif on #flickr

**Weevil** · 05-04-2022, 10:07 PM - **1 Like**

Tried a video with the K-1 + Siggy500/4.5

Sorry for the shake, it was handheld...

They were kind of kissing each other, trimming, or something like that... very special behavior!

**Weevil** · 05-04-2022, 11:58 PM - **8 Likes**

Rat musqué / Muskrat [Ondatra zibethicus]
#pentax exif on #flickr

**taks** · 05-05-2022, 08:52 AM - **7 Likes**

bold eagle family with K3+DA300+crop

**Buckeyemikie** · 05-05-2022, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by chuck_c

I am shooting in TAv mode using Back Button Focus.

In the Still Image Settings Menus >

In AF with Viewfinder >

AF Mode > AF.C
AF Active Area > Spot
AF Area Restriction > Off
1st Frame Action in AF.C > Release-priority
Action in AF.C Cont. > Focus-priority
Hold AF Status > Medium
Action When AF Fails > Drive Lens
AF Point Tracking in AF.C > Type 1
Subject Recognition > On

I shot these images from the west side observation deck below the dam at Hoover Reservoir.

Thank you-I Saved Your post on my phone for use the next time I’m in the field shooting BIF.

**Lowell Goudge** · 05-05-2022, 02:06 PM - **6 Likes**

DA560 & K1MKII

About 50% crop

**tduell** · 05-05-2022, 07:12 PM - **23 Likes**

Black-shouldered Kite.
K-3 Mark III, DA* 300 + 1.4x TC, Handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

**Mbaez** · 05-05-2022, 08:10 PM

Originally posted by tduell

Black-shouldered Kite.
K-3 Mark III, DA* 300 + 1.4x TC, Handheld. See exif for shot details.

Cheers,
Terry

What a beautiful bird!

**tduell** · 05-05-2022, 08:51 PM

Originally posted by Mbaez

What a beautiful bird!

Yes, that are quite handsome, with some of the best eyes of the raptors.
Always pleased to find these, especially when perched.

Cheers,
Terry

Ducatigaz · 05-06-2022, 09:57 AM - **17 Likes**

Here are a few shots of a Pied Flycatcher taken with my K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/Gitzo 5532LS.

**chuck_c** · 05-06-2022, 11:54 AM - **14 Likes**

A few of the smaller more fidgety types. K-3 III, HD 1.4x teleconverter and HD 150-450.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 04-19-22

Song Sparrow 04-12-22

White-throated Sparrow 04-12-22

Field Sparrow 04-12-22

05-04-2022, 01:48 PM - 11 Likes	#38239
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,892	The DA560 is back I’m a happy camper Although my K300/4 and 1.7x AF adaptor did ok, I am glad to have the DA560 back. It had suffered a complete focusing failure. Turn-around was 2 months to Japan and back.

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chuck_c Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Westerville, OH Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,588	Originally posted by Buckeyemikie Very impressed you were able to keep those swallows in the frame let alone in perfect focus gven how unpredictable they are! What auto focus setting did you use? I am shooting in TAv mode using Back Button Focus. In the Still Image Settings Menus > In AF with Viewfinder > AF Mode > AF.C AF Active Area > Spot AF Area Restriction > Off 1st Frame Action in AF.C > Release-priority Action in AF.C Cont. > Focus-priority Hold AF Status > Medium Action When AF Fails > Drive Lens AF Point Tracking in AF.C > Type 1 Subject Recognition > On I shot these images from the west side observation deck below the dam at Hoover Reservoir.

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Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,446	Originally posted by chuck_c I am shooting in TAv mode using Back Button Focus. In the Still Image Settings Menus > In AF with Viewfinder > AF Mode > AF.C AF Active Area > Spot AF Area Restriction > Off 1st Frame Action in AF.C > Release-priority Action in AF.C Cont. > Focus-priority Hold AF Status > Medium Action When AF Fails > Drive Lens AF Point Tracking in AF.C > Type 1 Subject Recognition > On I shot these images from the west side observation deck below the dam at Hoover Reservoir. Thanks for sharing ! I still haven't got thru all the K3MK3 settings, so that will help !

05-04-2022, 09:11 PM - 11 Likes	#38240
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,446	Écureuil roux américain / American Red Squirrel [Tamiasciurus hudsonicus] #pentax exif on #flickr

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Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,446	Tried a video with the K-1 + Siggy500/4.5 Sorry for the shake, it was handheld... They were kind of kissing each other, trimming, or something like that... very special behavior!

05-04-2022, 11:58 PM - 8 Likes	#38242
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,446	Rat musqué / Muskrat [Ondatra zibethicus] #pentax exif on #flickr

05-05-2022, 08:52 AM - 7 Likes	#38243
taks Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,779	bold eagle family with K3+DA300+crop

05-05-2022, 02:04 PM	#38244
Buckeyemikie Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 504	Originally posted by chuck_c I am shooting in TAv mode using Back Button Focus. In the Still Image Settings Menus > In AF with Viewfinder > AF Mode > AF.C AF Active Area > Spot AF Area Restriction > Off 1st Frame Action in AF.C > Release-priority Action in AF.C Cont. > Focus-priority Hold AF Status > Medium Action When AF Fails > Drive Lens AF Point Tracking in AF.C > Type 1 Subject Recognition > On I shot these images from the west side observation deck below the dam at Hoover Reservoir. Thank you-I Saved Your post on my phone for use the next time I’m in the field shooting BIF.

05-05-2022, 02:06 PM - 6 Likes	#38245
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,892	DA560 & K1MKII About 50% crop

05-05-2022, 08:10 PM	#38247
Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	Originally posted by tduell Black-shouldered Kite. K-3 Mark III, DA* 300 + 1.4x TC, Handheld. See exif for shot details. Cheers, Terry What a beautiful bird!

05-05-2022, 08:51 PM	#38248
tduell Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,517	Originally posted by Mbaez What a beautiful bird! Yes, that are quite handsome, with some of the best eyes of the raptors. Always pleased to find these, especially when perched. Cheers, Terry

05-06-2022, 09:57 AM - 17 Likes	#38249
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,505	Here are a few shots of a Pied Flycatcher taken with my K3iii/FA*600mm F4 ED[IF]/Gitzo 5532LS.

05-06-2022, 11:54 AM - 14 Likes	#38250
chuck_c Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Westerville, OH Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,588	A few of the smaller more fidgety types. K-3 III, HD 1.4x teleconverter and HD 150-450. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 04-19-22 Song Sparrow 04-12-22 White-throated Sparrow 04-12-22 Field Sparrow 04-12-22

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