1stEverPentax

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I bought the converter a month ago but had never taken it out of the box to try...until friday when I thought a trip to Oulton Park for the BSB practice day would hopefully confirm I hadn't wasted my money.

Paired it with the K5IIs as I had the 50-135 already attached to the K3 and this proven combination is good for the shorter shots at Oulton.

The following shots were all taken of the same group (ROKIT OFF BMW 900R riders) as they were the first group on again after lunch.
Even better...this was a qualifying event rather than a practice session so should hopefully guarantee a few more group shots with several bikes in the frame for added impact.

Anyway see what you think...all shots were hand held although some were rested on my photo-bag which was on my knees as I sat on a collapsible chair.

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Overall I was very impressed by the converter.

It was very sharp when the focus was spot on with little discernible loss of quality.

With a monopod i'd expect the images to be even better.

For me the main attraction of this combo is that it has helped me get shots I just couldn't have achieved without the converter whilst allowing me to potentially save the image at a much larger size as little or no cropping is required.

Thanks for looking.

Regards

Karlo

Comment by 1stEverPentax posted on First try out with DA*300 + HD DA 1.4x Converter (Motorbikes) at 03/08/2026 - 17:31

1stEverPentax
Impressive.

Comment by 1stEverPentax posted on Glacier 3000 Swiss alps ( b/w) at 02/08/2026 - 09:16

1stEverPentax
Third image for me too...very nice.

Regards

Karlo

Comment by 1stEverPentax posted on More From The Garden (Tokina 90mm macro + 1.4TC) at 28/07/2026 - 09:52

1stEverPentax
Really good detail to the aircraft as you say...nice set.

Put some flyers up...

Comment by 1stEverPentax posted on World Scale Champs-Buckminster at 24/07/2026 - 20:58

1stEverPentax
As above...great set.

Comment by 1stEverPentax posted on A few from today at 05/07/2026 - 23:09

1stEverPentax
Nice...particularly like the second image.

Regards

Karlo

Comment by 1stEverPentax posted on On A Lily Pad at 08/06/2026 - 10:05

1stEverPentax
Very nice...like the framing and presentation too.

Regards

Karlo

Comment by 1stEverPentax posted on FLOWERS IN HIGHKEY at 08/06/2026 - 10:03

1stEverPentax
What an impressive building...you've captured images of it i've not seen before and a nice variety too.

Just one little thing i've noticed...it might be me, but do a lot of the verticals tilt slightly to the right?

Thanks for showing these though...not somewhere that we see often on this site.

Regards

Karlo

Comment by 1stEverPentax posted on At Taj Mahal, Agra, India. at 06/05/2026 - 22:46

1stEverPentax
08tiger wrote:
Some cars from my youth and beyond , thanks for showing these lovely images.
smc wrote:
Nice. Arsenal and photos. Thank you for sharing.
Urbanmeister wrote:
It's great when 'luck' and 'being in the right place' come together isn't it? Lovely images. So many memories. I would imagine I'm not alone in smiling when looking at these.
My pleasure sharing these...-pleased you all enjoyed them.

A 'shout-out' to the 50-135 as well for rendering the colours so accurately and even the AF just about coped!

Comment by 1stEverPentax posted on 'Drive It Day'...April 2026 (Image Heavy and uploaded at 1000pix size) at 03/05/2026 - 09:30

1stEverPentax
Interesting 'rear end'

Comment by 1stEverPentax posted on 'Drive It Day'...April 2026 (Image Heavy and uploaded at 1000pix size) at 28/04/2026 - 16:47

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