Originally posted by Erictator Shooting nearly wide open, the DA*300 still kicks butt... this is the one feature I wonder a little about on the DFA 150-450mm... is how will I handle low or mixed light stuff. It's wierd, I see peoples posts, but until I have to process the RAW files myself, there is just that shadow (pun definitely intended) of doubt.
I have both. I used the 300 for several year before buying the 150-450, I now it well and I love it.
Yet it stayed in the bag since I bought the 150-450
A few low light samples:
1/60sec - f/6.3 - ISO6400 - 450mm
1/30sec - f/4.5 - ISO3200 - 220mm
1/13sec - f/6.3 - ISO1600 - 360mm
Then, when you do have the light...
1/250sec - f/7.1 - ISO1600 - 450mm
1/80sec - f/7.1 - ISO800 - 360mm
1/250sec - f/7.1 - ISO1600 - 450mm
1/1000sec - f/7.1 - ISO800 - 450mm
If you want to play with some RAWs, I can upload a few. The rainbow lorikeet shot was extremely underexposed, it's a nice shadow recovery example.
You can see a lot more birds pictures with the K1 & 150-450 in
this gallery .
Sorry for your wallet, but that lens deserves it
.