Which Telephoto Lens?
Must admit to liking the look of the DA*300 and sure it would be a big improvement over my existing 50-200, is a bit pricy though.
Think I will look for a few reviews and sample pics of some of the others you mentioned.
Got a bad feeling that I might keep coming back to the 300 although I am determined to keep an open mind.
Cheers
Rich
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Dave
K-3 II, K10D, DA16-85, DA*50-135, DA12-24, DA18-55, DA 50, Sigma EX DG 70mm Macro, Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma DG 120-400mm APO HSM.
Metz 58 AF-1.
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What do you reckon on that Sigma you mentioned Dave? Always nice to get a personal view
Cheers
Rich
Both the hawks in my portfolio taken with this lens.
I did find Out from experience that a monopod or tripod will improve things got one today.
Bodies: K20D (2), K10D, Super A, ME Super, Auto 110 SLR, X70, Optio P70
Pentax Glass: DA* 300, DA* 60-250, DA* 50-135, DA* 16-50, DA 70 Ltd, FA 31 Ltd, DA 35 Ltd, DA 18-55 (2), DA 12-24, DA 10-17, M 200, A 35-70, M 40, M 28, Converter-A 2X-S, 1.4X-S, AF 1.7, Pentax-110 50, Pentax-110 24
Other Glass: Sigma 105 macro, Sigma-A APO 75-300
Flash: Metz 58 AF-1 P, Pentax AF160FC ringflash, Pentax AF280T
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SIGMA-AF-400mm-f-5-6-lens-for-Pentax_W0QQitemZ320361352792...
Would this be worth a bash just to see if that sort of length works or is it just not worth bothering with?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SIGMA-AF-400mm-f-5-6-lens-for-Pentax_W0QQitemZ320361352792...
It looks pretty old, and at one time Sigma was a synonym for cheap and nasty. So beware. Recent Sigmas are much better.
For slightly less I snapped up an old (but seemingly unused) M 400mm 1:5.6 three or four years ago. It's manual focus of course but the quality is excellent. There is an A version, which would be slightly more convenient, but at these focal lengths one tends to shoot wide open anyway. That means you can use the lens in Av or P modes (or even Tv and Sv).
If on a tight budget, one of the Pentax 400s would be a good choice. You might have to wait a bit to find one, though I think there was one advertised here recently.
G
It's a screw-mount, but that doesn't matter because you'd use it wide open.
However, the price stunned me. £450.00.
Unbelievable.
G
Decisions Decisions, would be great if you could hire lenses to see what would suit best before shelling out so much cash
Thanks again all for the suggestions
"Paul M. Provencher - . . . my impressions of this lens's FORMULA (I have the same lens in screwmount) is that it is terrific. You won't regret it. But you will want to break out that nice sturdy tripod. It balances nicely in the tripod ring, is pretty easy to focus, and gives sharp images as long as you remember that depth-of-field is nil. You also need to use stop-down metering and remember to close the aperture before you shoot. Beat's the heck out of those 400mm f/6.3 generics!"
As I said, shoot full aperture and you don't need to worry about stopping down, metering, etc.
G
https://pentaxphotogallery.com/scottbenson
http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/scottthehat/
CAMERAS = k200d + battery grip.
nikon d300 + battery grip.
LENSES = tamron aspherical DII 18-200mm f3.5/6.3,
nikon 18-200mm afs vr f3.5/5.6 g dx
sigma 150-500mm apo dg hsm os
sigma 170-500mm apo dg
FLASH = samsung sef36pzf flash + more.
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15 years
Cambridge
Looking for a suitable Telephoto lens to capture some nice images and would like some recommendations
The hides are usually empty or at worst one or two others so a tripod can be used, mine is a very sturdy stable affair so can get set up quite nicely
Already have a 50-200 zoom and looking for something longer with a fixed aperture, will be used on a K100d Super, so SDM lenses are compatible
Thanks
Rich