Pentax birding

beholder3 · 11-30-2018, 10:28 AM - **3 Likes**

Some images from the photographer Svein Rune Djuve watched here:
Sparrowhawk by Svein Rune Djuve - Photo 232702399 / 500px

And not without a squirrel: Untitled by Svein Rune Djuve - Photo 35144176 / 500px :)

**sergysergy** · 11-30-2018, 11:04 AM

great pictures. I should invest in some long glass

fehknt · 11-30-2018, 11:18 AM

The 150-450 is pretty great, I'm pretty happy with it for birds. Haven't used the competition, so not really sure how it compares.

jcsnyc · 11-30-2018, 01:36 PM

Great shots!

**johninns** · 11-30-2018, 03:58 PM

Thanks for sharing. Great photos.

**mikesbike** · 11-30-2018, 04:12 PM - **2 Likes**

Marvelous photos! Must be misrepresentations, however, because everyone "knows" Pentax is no good for birding!

jcsnyc · 11-30-2018, 06:18 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by mikesbike

Marvelous photos! Must be misrepresentations, however, because everyone "knows" Pentax is no good for birding!

I think we are okay as long as no one tells the birds!!!

This one was too young to know!

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photolady95 · 11-30-2018, 06:20 PM - **1 Like**

Or this one didn't know I was using a Pentax:

gifthorse · 11-30-2018, 08:44 PM - **8 Likes**

Originally posted by mikesbike

Marvelous photos! Must be misrepresentations, however, because everyone "knows" Pentax is no good for birding!

If only someone had warned me before I bought Pentax. I could have saved myself sooooo much disappointment!

photolady95 · 11-30-2018, 09:05 PM

LOL Yeah, we birders could have saved so much money.

Who are these people who think Pentax can't take bird shots, anyway. Never heard that before. Glad I hadn't heard that one. Course I wouldn't have paid attention anyway.

kypfer · 12-01-2018, 01:37 AM - **1 Like**

Juvenile Peregrine Falcon and Marsh Harrier with my K-70 from a local bird hide just a couple of weeks ago.

photolady95 · 12-01-2018, 05:19 AM - **2 Likes**

My first bird in flight taken with a K100D. The Red-Tailed Hawk. And I have many more taken with my Pentax cameras, because that's mainly what i shoot, birds, big or small, it doesn't matter how big they are, their every one shot with a Pentax camera. So don't tell me you can't shoot birds with Pentax. The gentleman who's link is in the first post, has proved that beyond a doubt, and his excellent shots are amazing.

But don't sell the rest of short.

normhead · 12-01-2018, 06:45 AM - **2 Likes**

You have a camera, you use the camera. It may not be the best camera for what you do sometimes, but most of us don't want to buy the best camera for what we do for everything we do.

My wild birds file 79 images, one image per bird. A sort of lifer collection.
Wild-Birds | Flickr

And if you really have some time.... 327 feeder creatures.
Feeder_Creatures | Flickr

A camera really doesn't care what you use it for.

photolady95 · 12-01-2018, 06:47 AM

Originally posted by normhead

A camera really doesn't care what you use it for.

Absolutely!!! Nor does the bird or animal care what camera you take its photos with!!

jcsnyc · 12-01-2018, 04:17 PM

Originally posted by gifthorse

If only someone had warned me before I bought Pentax. I could have saved myself sooooo much disappointment!

What lens are you using????? SOOOOOOOO Sharp! (I see you are using a K5 II on the eagle shot at 500mm....)

11-30-2018, 10:28 AM - 3 Likes	#1
beholder3 Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,112	Pentax birding Some images from the photographer Svein Rune Djuve watched here: Sparrowhawk by Svein Rune Djuve - Photo 232702399 / 500px And not without a squirrel: Untitled by Svein Rune Djuve - Photo 35144176 / 500px :)

12-01-2018, 01:37 AM - 1 Like	#11
kypfer Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Jersey C.I. Posts: 3,594	Juvenile Peregrine Falcon and Marsh Harrier with my K-70 from a local bird hide just a couple of weeks ago. Attached Images

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sergysergy Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,171	great pictures. I should invest in some long glass

11-30-2018, 11:18 AM	#3
fehknt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 142	The 150-450 is pretty great, I'm pretty happy with it for birds. Haven't used the competition, so not really sure how it compares.

11-30-2018, 01:36 PM	#4
jcsnyc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Brooklyn, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 253	Great shots!

11-30-2018, 03:58 PM	#5
johninns Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 20	Thanks for sharing. Great photos.

11-30-2018, 04:12 PM - 2 Likes	#6
mikesbike Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Southeastern Michigan Posts: 4,549	Marvelous photos! Must be misrepresentations, however, because everyone "knows" Pentax is no good for birding!

11-30-2018, 06:20 PM - 1 Like	#8
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Or this one didn't know I was using a Pentax:

11-30-2018, 08:44 PM - 8 Likes	#9
gifthorse Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nevada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,945	Originally posted by mikesbike Marvelous photos! Must be misrepresentations, however, because everyone "knows" Pentax is no good for birding! If only someone had warned me before I bought Pentax. I could have saved myself sooooo much disappointment!

11-30-2018, 09:05 PM	#10
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	LOL Yeah, we birders could have saved so much money. Who are these people who think Pentax can't take bird shots, anyway. Never heard that before. Glad I hadn't heard that one. Course I wouldn't have paid attention anyway.

12-01-2018, 05:19 AM - 2 Likes	#12
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	My first bird in flight taken with a K100D. The Red-Tailed Hawk. And I have many more taken with my Pentax cameras, because that's mainly what i shoot, birds, big or small, it doesn't matter how big they are, their every one shot with a Pentax camera. So don't tell me you can't shoot birds with Pentax. The gentleman who's link is in the first post, has proved that beyond a doubt, and his excellent shots are amazing. But don't sell the rest of short.

12-01-2018, 06:45 AM - 2 Likes	#13
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	You have a camera, you use the camera. It may not be the best camera for what you do sometimes, but most of us don't want to buy the best camera for what we do for everything we do. My wild birds file 79 images, one image per bird. A sort of lifer collection. Wild-Birds \| Flickr And if you really have some time.... 327 feeder creatures. Feeder_Creatures \| Flickr A camera really doesn't care what you use it for.

12-01-2018, 06:47 AM	#14
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Originally posted by normhead A camera really doesn't care what you use it for. Absolutely!!! Nor does the bird or animal care what camera you take its photos with!!

12-01-2018, 04:17 PM	#15
jcsnyc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Brooklyn, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 253	Originally posted by gifthorse If only someone had warned me before I bought Pentax. I could have saved myself sooooo much disappointment! What lens are you using????? SOOOOOOOO Sharp! (I see you are using a K5 II on the eagle shot at 500mm....)