55-300mm DA lens - worth getting ?
Posted 28/07/2009 - 06:40
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I am very pleased with that lens. Covers my needs, and the pictures are pretty nice also in the longer end.
You can see sample pictures here: link
This is the farest object that I have taken. Its probably not the best picture, but from the large economy zoom its quit good i think. More skills also neede.
You can see sample pictures here: link
This is the farest object that I have taken. Its probably not the best picture, but from the large economy zoom its quit good i think. More skills also neede.
Posted 28/07/2009 - 08:10
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Definitely worth getting, excellent lens..a little slow to focus in low light but other than that it's the best consumer zoom you can get for Pentax by some margin
simon
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Posted 28/07/2009 - 09:11
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YES!
.........all the gear, no idea!
Me super, MX, LX, K5,DA 18-55WR, DA 17-70, DA 55-300, DA40 Ltd, FA50 1.4, Samsung D-Xenon 12-24,Samsung 100mm macro M50 1.7(x3), M28 3.5, M35 2.8, M100macro f4, M135 3.5(+others)
Me super, MX, LX, K5,DA 18-55WR, DA 17-70, DA 55-300, DA40 Ltd, FA50 1.4, Samsung D-Xenon 12-24,Samsung 100mm macro M50 1.7(x3), M28 3.5, M35 2.8, M100macro f4, M135 3.5(+others)
Posted 28/07/2009 - 10:49
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Well going by my better half really nice lens, never off her K10.
Regards, Tom
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Posted 28/07/2009 - 22:01
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simonkit wrote:
Definitely worth getting, excellent lens..a little slow to focus in low light but other than that it's the best consumer zoom you can get for Pentax by some margin
simon
Thanks for the feedback guys - ended up getting it for US$350, about GBP215.Definitely worth getting, excellent lens..a little slow to focus in low light but other than that it's the best consumer zoom you can get for Pentax by some margin
simon
The way he accepted US$350 without much haggling I suspect I may have got it for less had I been a little harder to get !
I just need to get my KM sorted back home
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Posted 28/07/2009 - 22:14
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theeggman wrote:
Hi All,
mentioned in my thread on another section I'm over in St Maarten on my hols
This St Marteen! looks like paradiceHi All,
mentioned in my thread on another section I'm over in St Maarten on my hols
http://www.vacationideas.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/maho-beach-landing-boeing...
Posted 28/07/2009 - 22:47
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GX10Cliff wrote:
http://www.vacationideas.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/maho-beach-landing-boeing...
Yep, the very one - plenty of good photos on airliners.net:theeggman wrote:
Hi All,
mentioned in my thread on another section I'm over in St Maarten on my hols
This St Marteen! looks like paradiceHi All,
mentioned in my thread on another section I'm over in St Maarten on my hols
http://www.vacationideas.me/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/maho-beach-landing-boeing...
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-France/Airbus-A340-313X/1540385/L/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/US-Airways/Boeing-757-2B7/1538500/L/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM---Royal/Boeing-747-406/1533882/L/
Mine aren't quite as good
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DAL 18-55mm, DAL 50-200mm, DA 55-300mm
Pentax MX Black, Pentax MX Silver
Pentax SMC-M 28mm, 28-55mm, 50mm, 45-125mm, 135mm, 80-200mm, 300mm, 400-600mm Reflex
Posted 28/07/2009 - 23:57
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GX10Cliff wrote:
You'll get a nice tan on that beech and hopefully we will see you pics on here....enjoy
I wish my shots were up to the standard of some seen on airliners.net and I was still on a steep learning cureve with my KM before I seem to have deveoped the fault mentioned in another thread.You'll get a nice tan on that beech and hopefully we will see you pics on here....enjoy
Picture below was taken this afternoon, one of the first with my 55-300mm DA lens - I just didn't seem to get the exposure right on some others
Not if I can "link" any better but uploaded the photo below to my Gallery (I think I can add one a day ?)
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Comments appreciated
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DAL 18-55mm, DAL 50-200mm, DA 55-300mm
Pentax MX Black, Pentax MX Silver
Pentax SMC-M 28mm, 28-55mm, 50mm, 45-125mm, 135mm, 80-200mm, 300mm, 400-600mm Reflex
DAL 18-55mm, DAL 50-200mm, DA 55-300mm
Pentax MX Black, Pentax MX Silver
Pentax SMC-M 28mm, 28-55mm, 50mm, 45-125mm, 135mm, 80-200mm, 300mm, 400-600mm Reflex
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17 years
Yorkshire
Whilst my recently purchased KM appears to have developed a fault as mentioned in my thread on another section I'm over in St Maarten on my hols and wondering if grabbing a 55-300mm DA lens for US$385 or hopefully less) - about GBP235 would be worth it ?
Seems to be a few pounds saving on current pricing back home but are the pitfalls of purchasing outisde the UK going to haunt me do you think ?
Thanks for any thoughts
DAL 18-55mm, DAL 50-200mm, DA 55-300mm
Pentax MX Black, Pentax MX Silver
Pentax SMC-M 28mm, 28-55mm, 50mm, 45-125mm, 135mm, 80-200mm, 300mm, 400-600mm Reflex