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Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Good morning to you all. I'm really intrigued about the various views of you all as to my best way forward and they are all muchly appreciated. I'm torn between the Pentax 55-300, not the newest one because I don't think it will work on the K-50, and possibly the Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 SP AF Di LD (IF...
Posted by Gedski on 20/08/2016 - 11:28
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
That sounds like a good approach for now, and I wish you well for the surgery .... Ask while you're there if there's anything they can do to boost your reflexes for BIF photography :D (although it it's NHS they might see that as non-essential :shock: ). I applaud the efforts you're putting in and t...
Posted by McGregNi on 20/08/2016 - 11:59
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Hello Perspicador, thanks for your comments. I've looked through your gallery and the best shot I saw, by far is the gull against a clear blue sky that you posted on 20/12/15 at 21:21. I would suggest using the settings for this shot every time the weather conditions are similar, for BIF. The sh...
Posted by Perspicador on 20/08/2016 - 21:23
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Could the Pentax 55-300 really be described as 'streets ahead' of the cheap Tamron? Streets ahead is a vague phrase, but the Pentax lens is definitely better. It's not just slightly better. I have used them side by side and the difference is quite marked. --------------------------------------------...
Posted by dcweather on 21/08/2016 - 16:49
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
I'm sure there's no offense caused .... As the original poster I suppose I always try and refer to everyone's points, but its been a long thread, and of course you can be excused with the heart issues (and again I hope that goes well and helps you get back up to full speed with photography again). ...
Posted by McGregNi on 31/08/2016 - 15:56
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
I'm sure there's no offense caused .... As the original poster I suppose I always try and refer to everyone's points, but its been a long thread, and of course you can be excused with the heart issues (and again I hope that goes well and helps you get back up to full speed with photography again). ...
Posted by Gedski on 31/08/2016 - 17:14
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Congratulations, Rodney, and good luck with the 55-300. I too got one on the advice of john Riley - it was the first new lens I got for my K-r in 2011 and I got it especially for bird shots. As Andrew has said shooting BIF is a very difficult task and you may need to take very many shots to get ju...
Posted by PeterKR on 02/09/2016 - 19:34
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Good morning to you all. It seems that my PentaxUser site is back to normal. I've gone through all of the posts about the lenses and such for BIF and have come to these very general conclusions. There will usually be problems in using the Pentax 55-300 and Tamron 70-300mm lenses with hunting, usu...
Posted by Gedski on 03/09/2016 - 11:59
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Gedski,can I take this opportunity of wishing you every success and God-speed with your Open heart surgery? Also, I am very indebted to this thread as stated before. Also thanks to Peter for these words of encouragement Congratulations, Rodney, and good luck with the 55-300. I too got one on th...
Posted by Perspicador on 04/09/2016 - 19:59
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Gedski,can I take this opportunity of wishing you every success and God-speed with your Open heart surgery? Also, I am very indebted to this thread as stated before. Also thanks to Peter for these words of encouragement Congratulations, Rodney, and good luck with the 55-300. I too got one on th...
Posted by Gedski on 04/09/2016 - 20:05
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Gedski,can I take this opportunity of wishing you every success and God-speed with your Open heart surgery? Also, I am very indebted to this thread as stated before. Also thanks to Peter for these words of encouragement [quote:3496ace15f="PeterKR"]Congratulations, Rodney, and good luck with the...
Posted by Perspicador on 04/09/2016 - 20:19
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Had a day hunting down possible entries for World Pentax Day - with this lens, literraly! - and the nearest to flying I saw was this Magpie taking up tree-top positions, but there was a passing helicopter, but I am really looking forward to getting back to my Mill Lakes routine. Pentax D...
Posted by Perspicador on 06/09/2016 - 22:38
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Hi perspicador, You seem to be coming along nicely. I find that with magpies the problem is to get the eye in full focus but it can be done. At least you managed to get movement with the helicopters rotor blades, otherwise it would look like it is parked in the sky. The bee on flower is pretty go...
Posted by Gedski on 07/09/2016 - 13:26
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Hi perspicador, You seem to be coming along nicely. I find that with magpies the problem is to get the eye in full focus but it can be done. At least you managed to get movement with the helicopters rotor blades, otherwise it would look like it is parked in the sky. The bee on flower is pretty go...
Posted by Perspicador on 08/09/2016 - 16:34
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Perspicador, I'm no-one to really give advice to but this is what I do, if I think about it beforehand. 1. Set camera to auto, take shot and make a note of the settings. 2. Do the same using the 'P' mode and then the moving subjects mode. See how the shots turn out and if possible use the bes...
Posted by Gedski on 08/09/2016 - 18:43
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Many thanks for proffering advice. The subject matter really does give you no time to project the scenario, so I am simply relying on sheer speed of the auto settings before the subject has gone - and I either got a shot or I didn't. Very precarious. Good luck with the op and procedures. We w...
Posted by Perspicador on 08/09/2016 - 23:14
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
ISO 400, 1/320, f8 @240mm. ISO 400, 1/250, f8 @220mm. Persicador, With my wife acting as 'carer', I managed a very quick tour of the back field. I took only twenty shots and these are just about the same as the rest. I must admit that I was rather hasty in getting my shots off. I post these...
Posted by Gedski on 09/09/2016 - 11:40
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
My settings for this sort of thing would be a higher shutter speed, and a wider aperture. TAv mode, ISO at max 3200, shutter around 1/750 or so, Aperture as wide as I can get in, or close to it. The more light you can let in, the faster you can run the shutter speed, and the lower motion blu...
Posted by richandfleur on 10/09/2016 - 10:17
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
My settings for this sort of thing would be a higher shutter speed, and a wider aperture. TAv mode, ISO at max 3200, shutter around 1/750 or so, Aperture as wide as I can get in, or close to it. The more light you can let in, the faster you can run the shutter speed, and the lower motion blu...
Posted by Gedski on 11/09/2016 - 10:56
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
ISO 1250, 1/200, f11, @300mm. ISO 1600, 1/1600, f11, @240mm. I hope that there are two pictures above. I made a separate post because I've already made a mess of the first. These shots were taken earlier this morning, using the TAV mode. I found it a little easier to manipulate using t...
Posted by Gedski on 11/09/2016 - 11:30
