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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-24-2015, 09:36 AM
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From my trip to the Everglades in February. The DA*60-250 at 60 mm.
And another of some baby alligators shot at 250 mm.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-02-2015, 12:27 PM
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Recently returned from a trip to the Everglades of which I basically used to justify my purchase of the 60-250. A couple of early photos with the lens:
My wife calls this the existential cormorant. I find the image is a bit fake looking because of the way the depth of field worked out. The shot is at 60 mm with an f/5.6 aperture and 1/750-s shutter speed.
And the first alligator shot I processed. This one wasn't too happy with the people around it. Basically the same shot parameters except FL = 170 mm (I can tolerate being close to a bird... the alligators aren't as friendly).
My experience with the lens (it's first real field test and not just backyard test shots) was pretty good. I shot it exclusively handheld on my K3. It's definitely at about the limit of what I'd be comfortable hand-holding, but I basically shot exclusively in TAv mode and used the tripod mount to provide the balance needed for my shooting. I rarely used it wide open, mostly between f/5.6 and f/11, and because of the wildlife with shutter speeds of 1/500-s or faster.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-20-2015, 09:55 AM
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Thanks... I'm happy with it. I'll feel comfortable that I'll get the shots I want and that I won't need a 300 mm or larger reach for what little I really shoot out at that range anyway. Heck, if I needed to enlarge a crop like that, it'll still be better than what I got with similar shots and my 55-300.
Interestingly, I got quite a few keepers (similar shots) with the only negative being the obvious challenges of getting the focal point right when the birds are up in the trees like that. Thankfully, my target subjects in Florida will likely be much larger animals. I'm not terribly fond or interested in small birds.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-19-2015, 03:22 PM
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I picked up a used DA* 60-250 last week, mostly for an upcoming trip to the Everglades, but also just to have a high quality lens for shots beyond the reach of my limited kit.
For now, I'm making simple tests with my backyard birds. I'm not one into shooting smaller birds, but since my K3 is relatively new, too, I thought I'd see how well images such as the one below would crop down. The image has been cropped to about 8 MP (and then further reduced for the web).
ISO 400, f/8, 1/500 sec.
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