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Thank you again ChrisA, most helpful! I prefer the second moon shot. The SMC-A 400mm f5.6 must be a great lens to have in ones collection Maybe I will find a good one with the right price sometime in the future.

Regards
Bjørn

Comment by bjolester posted on SMC-A 400mm f5.6 quality/value at 09/10/2011 - 16:32

ChrisA wrote:

Haven't tried it on the K-5 yet - I'm hoping to use it for some moon shots soon - I'll post if I get anything usable.

I will be watching out for the moon shots!

johnriley: Thank you for deleting my duplicate posting of this thread! I will try to slow down my typing in the future

Comment by bjolester posted on SMC-A 400mm f5.6 quality/value at 06/10/2011 - 18:27

ChrisA wrote:

Thanks! The heron looks better at its native 1000px (the forum has squished it).

Heron: F8, 1/15, ISO 200
Swan: F10, 1/640, ISO 400

The EXIF is all there if you have a suitable plugin. I use Exif Viewer in Firefox.

Thank you for the exposure info, I guess I was a bit lazy there

I have become a bit confused when checking second-hand prices of the SMC-A* 300mm f4 compared to the SMC-A 400mm f5.6. The 300mm seems to go for much higher prices than the 400mm, I guess that has to do with the * (star) classification. Anyway, based on your images ChrisA, the 400mm must be a very good lens.

Comment by bjolester posted on SMC-A 400mm f5.6 quality/value at 06/10/2011 - 18:07

Thank you all for valuable information! I am trying to justify thinking in the direction of acquiring a 400mm prime, even though I have the Tokina 80-400mm (which I thoroughly enjoy btw.).

ChrisA: The images of the Heron and the Swan are impressive! Is it possible to ask what aperture you used on these?

Regards
Bjørn

Comment by bjolester posted on SMC-A 400mm f5.6 quality/value at 06/10/2011 - 17:19

How good is the Pentax SMC-A 400mm f5.6? What kind of price would one have to expect to pay for one in good condition?

I already have a Tokina 80-400mm, which I am using primarily in the process of learning how to take photos of birds. So I am just curious about the quality/value of the Pentax SMC-A 400mm f5.6.

Regards
Bjørn

Comment by bjolester posted on SMC-A 400mm f5.6 quality/value at 06/10/2011 - 12:44

Maybe the Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8-2.6 AT-X Pro II could be an option?

Bjørn

Comment by bjolester posted on Advice on a fast zoom lens at 01/10/2011 - 13:08

I have recently discovered this amazing time-lapse of the Northern Lights film made by Norwegian photographer Terje Sørgjerd. When playing the film, I turn off the sound, the music does not add anything positive to the film.

Maybe this film could be of interest to some of you also:

http://vimeo.com/21294655

Regards
Bjørn

Comment by bjolester posted on Northern Lights time-lapse film at 29/09/2011 - 18:14

pete wrote:
Some useful information here regarding photography of aurora.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/how-to...

Thank you for providing the aurora link Pete! I find the article very interesting and helpful!

Regards
Bjørn

Comment by bjolester posted on K20D Northern Lights at 29/09/2011 - 17:34

Barbara: Thank you for sharing your photos from Hurtigruta! There are some really great images of coastal Norway there

Bjørn

Comment by bjolester posted on K20D Northern Lights at 28/09/2011 - 15:43

Slightly off topic maybe, but there was made a quite remarkable "time-lapse film" of the northern lights here in Norway earlier this year. This "time-lapse film" was made from 22 000 single shots:

http://vimeo.com/21294655

Comment by bjolester posted on K20D Northern Lights at 28/09/2011 - 12:02

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