Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED samples

yeatzee · 07-25-2011, 03:58 PM

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Quite a decent lens for the price

Its a shame I hate zooms and mine rarely gets the call

MFD @ 300mm

SHAMMUUU

Its even good for a panorama in a pinch!

(LARGE version - http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4373356243_f9f6cbc027_o.jpg)

Last edited by jct us101; 07-26-2011 at 02:31 AM.

**Ash** · 07-26-2011, 04:13 PM - **1 Like**

Spectacular consumer lens. Highly underrated. Tack sharp wide open.
Love its compactness - gets the call often with me as my 70-200 is usually too large and hefty for casual shooting...

**Ash** · 07-28-2011, 07:27 PM - **1 Like**

Love its performance wide open:

**boriscleto** · 08-06-2011, 07:39 AM - **1 Like**

DA L version

Pest · 08-07-2011, 02:31 PM - **1 Like**

I have the DA-L version and it's honestly my favourite lens, and the one that gets the most use out of me.

Blue · 08-07-2011, 08:31 PM - **1 Like**

At 300mm & f8.

**manishved** · 08-07-2011, 08:44 PM

This is a great lens - highly under-rated. It even better with the K-5 since we can pump up the ISO and still get great pictures.

pop4 · 08-24-2011, 05:14 AM - **1 Like**

The 55-300mm is a very bang-for-buck lens for those looking to get something in the longer focal lengths:

Pest · 09-30-2011, 07:46 PM - **1 Like**

Couple of primate pics from a recent trip to the San Diego Zoo.

**Rondec** · 10-01-2011, 05:26 AM - **1 Like**

King Vulture.

**Hawki** · 03-28-2012, 10:32 PM - **1 Like**

My 55-300 is one of my most used and trusted lenses. The results speak for themselves ... it just doesn't perform like a consumer lens.

California Sister (Adelpha californica)

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)

Thompson's Gazelle

Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)

Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)

Matchete · 03-29-2012, 06:09 AM - **1 Like**

Some pics from my recent London trip, taken with my K-5 and DA-L 55-300.

Stickl · 03-29-2012, 07:57 AM

Evere photo were taken with wide open and 300mm, but that second one taken by 150mm or something.

**Tamia** · 03-30-2012, 06:16 AM

I've had my 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED for a bit more than a year now and it's the lens I always have on my K200D at home and when I set off on the trail. I figure I can always swap to one of my other lenses to shoot landscapes or flowers, but that when I need the 300mm end I need it NOW. It's a great lens, with lovely bokeh and high IQ, and very versatile, as this range of shots shows...

Harvest Time

Hunting at Dusk

The One That Got Away

Complimentary Colors

Ladybug A one-for-one crop shot at 300mm hand-held. The ladybug is also seen on the picture above.

COULDBE2 · 03-30-2012, 07:57 AM - **1 Like**

Have not used my DA55-300 for over a year, what a nice lens.

07-25-2011, 03:58 PM	#1
yeatzee Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,675	Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED samples Post a review \| Specifications \| Buy ---------------------------------------------------- Quite a decent lens for the price Its a shame I hate zooms and mine rarely gets the call MFD @ 300mm SHAMMUUU Its even good for a panorama in a pinch! (LARGE version - http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4373356243_f9f6cbc027_o.jpg) Last edited by jct us101; 07-26-2011 at 02:31 AM.

07-26-2011, 04:13 PM - 1 Like	#2
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Spectacular consumer lens. Highly underrated. Tack sharp wide open. Love its compactness - gets the call often with me as my 70-200 is usually too large and hefty for casual shooting... Last edited by Ash; 04-01-2012 at 05:38 PM.

07-28-2011, 07:27 PM - 1 Like	#3
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Love its performance wide open: Last edited by Ash; 04-01-2012 at 05:43 PM.

03-28-2012, 10:32 PM - 1 Like	#11
Hawki Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Face of Mount Shasta Photos: Albums Posts: 120	A real sleeper of a lens My 55-300 is one of my most used and trusted lenses. The results speak for themselves ... it just doesn't perform like a consumer lens. California Sister (Adelpha californica) Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) Thompson's Gazelle Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus) Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)

03-30-2012, 07:57 AM - 1 Like	#15
COULDBE2 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: LAKE PLACID,FL Photos: Albums Posts: 110	Great Horn Owl fledgling Have not used my DA55-300 for over a year, what a nice lens. Attached Images

08-06-2011, 07:39 AM - 1 Like	#4
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,473	DA L version

08-07-2011, 02:31 PM - 1 Like	#5
Pest Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 33	I have the DA-L version and it's honestly my favourite lens, and the one that gets the most use out of me.

08-07-2011, 08:31 PM - 1 Like	#6
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	At 300mm & f8.

08-07-2011, 08:44 PM	#7
manishved Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N. Calif Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,651	This is a great lens - highly under-rated. It even better with the K-5 since we can pump up the ISO and still get great pictures.

08-24-2011, 05:14 AM - 1 Like	#8
pop4 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: YMML Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,879	The 55-300mm is a very bang-for-buck lens for those looking to get something in the longer focal lengths:

09-30-2011, 07:46 PM - 1 Like	#9
Pest Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 33	Couple of primate pics from a recent trip to the San Diego Zoo.

10-01-2011, 05:26 AM - 1 Like	#10
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,650	King Vulture.

03-29-2012, 06:09 AM - 1 Like	#12
Matchete Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 134	Some pics from my recent London trip, taken with my K-5 and DA-L 55-300.

03-29-2012, 07:57 AM	#13
Stickl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oulu Posts: 271	Evere photo were taken with wide open and 300mm, but that second one taken by 150mm or something.

03-30-2012, 06:16 AM	#14
Tamia Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,384	I've had my 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED for a bit more than a year now and it's the lens I always have on my K200D at home and when I set off on the trail. I figure I can always swap to one of my other lenses to shoot landscapes or flowers, but that when I need the 300mm end I need it NOW. It's a great lens, with lovely bokeh and high IQ, and very versatile, as this range of shots shows... Harvest Time Hunting at Dusk The One That Got Away Complimentary Colors Ladybug A one-for-one crop shot at 300mm hand-held. The ladybug is also seen on the picture above.

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