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**DonV** · 09-11-2021, 07:00 PM

Unless your nickname it "Rock", one cannot shoot a 300MM lens at 1/60 and not get some "shake" !

**TDvN57** · 09-12-2021, 12:55 AM

Originally posted by DonV

Unless your nickname it "Rock", one cannot shoot a 300MM lens at 1/60 and not get some "shake" !

How much money do you want to put on that statement?

I see some good fortune coming my way....

**Ed Hurst** · 09-12-2021, 02:41 AM

There is always **some**, even on a tripod. Depends how literal you mean to be...

**RICHARD L.** · 09-12-2021, 03:21 AM

Originally posted by DonV

Unless your nickname it "Rock"

My French family name (Laroche) precisely means "The Rock" ... lol ! I had to learn 1/60 is difficult to handhold but I'll try my gun shooting techniques later when my strength has come back !!

Regards

---------- Post added 09-12-21 at 06:23 AM ----------

Originally posted by TDvN57

How much money do you want to put on that statement?

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

There is always **some**, even on a tripod

There is a learning curve to any new activity. I hope to master this telephoto lens soon.

Thank you, gentlemen

**DonV** · 09-12-2021, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by TDvN57

How much money do you want to put on that statement?

I see some good fortune coming my way....

Then you are one in a million- Rock.

**TDvN57** · 09-12-2021, 09:04 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by RICHARD L.

My French family name (Laroche) precisely means "The Rock" ... lol ! I had to learn 1/60 is difficult to handhold but I'll try my gun shooting techniques later when my strength has come back !!

Regards

---------- Post added 09-12-21 at 06:23 AM ----------

There is a learning curve to any new activity. I hope to master this telephoto lens soon.

Thank you, gentlemen

You nailed it with the gun shooting technique analogy, bracing, breathing and squeezing the trigger. I use a finger roll on the shutter button.

Doesn't always work, but works often enough for me.

**RICHARD L.** · 09-14-2021, 03:00 AM - **1 Like**

I braced myself against my patio door frame, took a deep breath, released part of the air, triggered the shutter then finished exhaling.
Handholding such a heavy and high magnifying lens requires some discipline. Now I know I can get away with 1/200 sec.

**TDvN57** · 09-14-2021, 05:39 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by RICHARD L.

I braced myself against my patio door frame, took a deep breath, released part of the air, triggered the shutter then finished exhaling.
Handholding such a heavy and high magnifying lens requires some discipline. Now I know I can get away with 1/200 sec.

There you go.... You are recovering quickly, keep going like this and you'll have to buy one more lens soon.

**RICHARD L.** · 09-14-2021, 11:57 AM - **2 Likes**

645Z + 645 FA* 300 mm f/4 on Manfrotto 028 tripod, extremely low discharge Batiscan River. Images taken 1) 1/400 sec @ f/6.3 2) 1/125 sec @ f/11 3) 1/30 sec @ f/22. All are sharp but f/11 seems optimum.

**RICHARD L.** · 09-15-2021, 06:20 PM - **3 Likes**

Picture taken on tripod, 1/3200 sec @ f/4, ISO 400, on a 645Z. Picture is quite sharp, although the edges seem a little weak, and there is visible separation between the dark rocks in the "foreground" and the far-away background.

**RICHARD L.** · 09-16-2021, 05:26 PM - **2 Likes**

Every Quebec town has a Catholic Church with tons of architectural details in their steeples. This is a handheld close-up of the Saint Raymond steeple taken with the FA* 300 mm f/4 ED IF, 1/800 sec @ f/7.1.

VERY SHARP !

Andrea K · 09-17-2021, 01:40 AM - **1 Like**

Madonna would say "true blue"

**RICHARD L.** · 09-20-2021, 01:00 PM

I posted a review about the 645 FA* 300 mm f/4 ED IF lens. It's unfinished as such but I will add comments as I learn to exploit its full potential.

Regards

**RICHARD L.** · 09-23-2021, 04:54 PM - **1 Like**

FA* 300 mm f/4 ED IF @ f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16, f/22 and f/32. Apertures are all highly usable, with the best range being between f/8 and f/22.

An aperture of f/16 seems to be the "ULTIMATE" opening.

**RICHARD L.** · 09-27-2021, 06:29 AM - **3 Likes**

09-14-2021, 03:00 AM - 1 Like	#37
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,653 Original Poster	*Handheld FA 300 mm f/4 shot at 1/200 sec and f/11 using "gun-shooting" technique. I braced myself against my patio door frame, took a deep breath, released part of the air, triggered the shutter then finished exhaling. Handholding such a heavy and high magnifying lens requires some discipline. Now I know I can get away with 1/200 sec.**

09-27-2021, 06:29 AM - 3 Likes	#45
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,653 Original Poster	*I mounted the K1 on the 645 FA 300 mm f/4 with the Pentax adapter : 1/640 sec @ f/8**

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09-11-2021, 07:00 PM	#31
DonV Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Near Charlotte NC Photos: Albums Posts: 695	Unless your nickname it "Rock", one cannot shoot a 300MM lens at 1/60 and not get some "shake" !

09-12-2021, 12:55 AM	#32
TDvN57 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Berlin Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,150	Originally posted by DonV Unless your nickname it "Rock", one cannot shoot a 300MM lens at 1/60 and not get some "shake" ! How much money do you want to put on that statement? I see some good fortune coming my way....

09-12-2021, 02:41 AM	#33
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	There is always some, even on a tripod. Depends how literal you mean to be...

09-12-2021, 03:21 AM	#34
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,653 Original Poster	Originally posted by DonV Unless your nickname it "Rock" My French family name (Laroche) precisely means "The Rock" ... lol ! I had to learn 1/60 is difficult to handhold but I'll try my gun shooting techniques later when my strength has come back !! Regards ---------- Post added 09-12-21 at 06:23 AM ---------- Originally posted by TDvN57 How much money do you want to put on that statement? Originally posted by Ed Hurst There is always some, even on a tripod There is a learning curve to any new activity. I hope to master this telephoto lens soon. Thank you, gentlemen

09-12-2021, 12:42 PM	#35
DonV Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Near Charlotte NC Photos: Albums Posts: 695	Originally posted by TDvN57 How much money do you want to put on that statement? I see some good fortune coming my way.... Then you are one in a million- Rock.

09-12-2021, 09:04 PM - 1 Like	#36
TDvN57 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Berlin Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,150	Originally posted by RICHARD L. My French family name (Laroche) precisely means "The Rock" ... lol ! I had to learn 1/60 is difficult to handhold but I'll try my gun shooting techniques later when my strength has come back !! Regards ---------- Post added 09-12-21 at 06:23 AM ---------- There is a learning curve to any new activity. I hope to master this telephoto lens soon. Thank you, gentlemen You nailed it with the gun shooting technique analogy, bracing, breathing and squeezing the trigger. I use a finger roll on the shutter button. Doesn't always work, but works often enough for me.

09-14-2021, 05:39 AM - 1 Like	#38
TDvN57 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Berlin Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,150	Originally posted by RICHARD L. I braced myself against my patio door frame, took a deep breath, released part of the air, triggered the shutter then finished exhaling. Handholding such a heavy and high magnifying lens requires some discipline. Now I know I can get away with 1/200 sec. There you go.... You are recovering quickly, keep going like this and you'll have to buy one more lens soon.

09-17-2021, 01:40 AM - 1 Like	#42
Andrea K Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 822	Madonna would say "true blue"

09-20-2021, 01:00 PM	#43
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,653 Original Poster	I posted a review about the *645 FA 300 mm f/4 ED IF lens. It's unfinished as such but I will add comments as I learn to exploit its full potential. Regards**

Just found a used 645 FA*300 mm f/4 on eBay. Is this a "super-sharp" lens on a 645Z?

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