non-sports and non-birders what are you using >135mm for
Posted 28/12/2013 - 12:00
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I've got a Sigma 170-500. I don't use it often, but there are times when it is the *only* lens that will do. For sure, it's not a "carry around" lens and a quick think back tells me it only got used twice in 2013, once at a wetlands centre and once at an airshow. Would I part with it? Can't see it, somehow...
Posted 28/12/2013 - 12:02
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What about other wildlife in the bush? I will get close to a lot - within metres of a pair of rhinoceroses, or cheetahs, but lions tend to need a little more distance!
And as a "Peeping Tom"!
And as a "Peeping Tom"!
Posted 28/12/2013 - 12:12
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I've used my 70-300 Tamron for taking to the Zoo and taking pictures of the moon, but don't use it at any other time.
Luckily it was incredibly cheap, bought it when Jessops were chucking out all of the Pentax stuff
Luckily it was incredibly cheap, bought it when Jessops were chucking out all of the Pentax stuff
Posted 28/12/2013 - 12:27
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Sigma 75-200 f3.8 AF
a great lens for very little cash
a great lens for very little cash
Posted 28/12/2013 - 12:30
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I have a Tamron 70-300mm bought of eBay for £45 which for what it does, it's a bit of a bargain...
Posted 28/12/2013 - 12:34
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My 55-300 gets used a lot for landscapes and mountains! It is great for isolating parts of a landscape, or for compressing perspective which works well for certain types of shot. I never leave home without it.
Regards
David
Regards
David
Posted 28/12/2013 - 12:38
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davidstorm wrote:
My 55-300 gets used a lot for landscapes and mountains! It is great for isolating parts of a landscape, or for compressing perspective which works well for certain types of shot. I never leave home without it.
Regards
David
My 55-300 gets used a lot for landscapes and mountains! It is great for isolating parts of a landscape, or for compressing perspective which works well for certain types of shot. I never leave home without it.
Regards
David
I must get my hands on one of these next year, but I forgot to mention the Pentax 80-320mm which I own, cost me nearly twice as much as the Tamron but I can't see why?
Posted 28/12/2013 - 13:56
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My main use of long lenses is highly detailed scenery. With a pano head, I shoot 4 or 5 frames that I stitch together with Microsoft ICE.
I'm seriously thinking about getting a Gigapan Pro.
I'm seriously thinking about getting a Gigapan Pro.
Yves (another one of those crazy Canucks)
Posted 28/12/2013 - 14:24
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I do lot of close-up shooting with my DA*300mm, even though I have a macro lens as well. It allows good control over what's in the background.
Some examples:




Dan
Some examples:




Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
Posted 28/12/2013 - 19:06
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Posted 28/12/2013 - 21:36
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Above 135mm I only use the Tamron 400mm f/4






Although the Tokina 100-300mm f/4 gets to play sometimes...








Although the Tokina 100-300mm f/4 gets to play sometimes...


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Posted 30/12/2013 - 00:18
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Just curious as I've started to realise my 55-300mm DA isn't seeing a huge amount of action. No mountain ranges to point it at etc.
I've got a 100mm wr which will do macro work.