Close up with 55 - 300 PLM

wvbarnes
Posted 22/07/2018 - 17:50 Link
A few from this week with K3II and DA 55 - 300mm PLM lens...

Burnet Moth and Ladybird (also on gallery on here)...

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Small Skipper...

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Feeding bee in hover...

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Ringlet against light...

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Gatekeeper (Hedge Brown)

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Unknown bee type...

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Emperor Dragonfly... (also on gallery here)

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Loads more on daily walks via my personal website billbarnes.co.uk and sometimes on Facebook although i prefer Google photo Album links.

I was going to invest in a 100mm Macro but happy with this in good light. Looking forward to next APS-C flagship for next springs birds in flight though.
HarisF1
Posted 22/07/2018 - 18:11 Link
Wowsers, these are beautiful. Well done!
All the gear with no idea
davidwozhere
Posted 23/07/2018 - 00:22 Link
The contra-jour Ringlet is a beauty. I'm quite impressed with what the PLM 55-300 is capable of.
Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

My page on Photocrowd
08tiger
Posted 23/07/2018 - 10:50 Link
Very good.
C&C welcome.
Don.
jeallen01
Posted 23/07/2018 - 12:50 Link
The PLM is a very good lens - very sharp and good contrast (at least at the longer distances), but you do need to nail the focusing, as Bill certainly has.
K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS (having now relegated the K-30 /"K-50" to a backup body), & some Sigma and Pentax lenses (and a lot of old 35mm gear!)
Edited by jeallen01: 23/07/2018 - 12:52

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