Thank you gtis
Sorry Gareth just referencing the numerous typos in my posts that you might not have understood.

Anyway, my advice o the bag is “solid”

Typos are not too importsmt nyo. mr. but photos str

Hope you vonsidervmyb advice

You might notice the effects of using an iphone 5 with two kilos of pork sausages on each hand for fingers

The bag is the minimal volume for the big 150-450 and one more lens with a micro waterproof jacket for stuffing.

Regds

Sorry Gareth the my birding lebs is the HD 150-450 and this bag is just right in size with a K1 mounted on it

Yes there is Gareth ; for exactly the same use that you describe I use the MANFROTTO MB BP-E Essential DSLR Camera Backpack - Black
Product code: 132417 from PCWorld . £29.99

It takes my gripped K1 mounted with the 150-560 HD
I also put my 28-105 in a doubled (or tripled) rugby sock and it has a convenient side pocket with a strap above it to put in a lightweight full length mono pod.

It is totally weather proof and you can buy s rain cover on the net for around £7

It also had a convenient back pocket that is fairly flat that will take non bulky items like a couple of filters batteries and lens cloths etc

This bag is light not to thick and is just great; carried my birding kit everywhere including Jjungle trip to Borneo in the rainy sesson.

Don't know how it can be so inexpensive given it is a very high quality super lightweight back pack with very nice lightweight straps

Great lens, great shot

Skomer is great, partuclarly mid June to Mid July

I live not too far away (50 mins) from there and do go regularly

I take a K3 II with 150-450 and a 300mm with a 1.4 converter .

I also Squeeze in a 18-135 and a 100 macro

Don’t take my K1 as doesn’t keep up for BIF’s like the K3II

My second body is a K3.

Quite a lot to carry, but genuinely there’s a lot to capture

If I was just taking two lenses it would be the 150-450 and 18-135.

I am completely aligned to your conclusion Nigel: both decent but the 35-70 has the edge in this exercise.

I have carried out the same type of exercise with the 28-105, 18-135, 24-70 and 70-200, conclusion: the expensive and large DFA's (24-70 and 70-200) are good but do not exhibit a step change over the smaller zooms and in the field the 18-135 is always in my bag.

However, for indoor work and event work the 24-70 is a good lens, Still not overly impressed with the 70-200 though maybe because I am used to the 60-250 which I sold to buy the 70-200.

Of course this is all subjective so I have to keep in mind what the charts show, one thing is certain though I won't part with the innocuous little 18-135. Best travel lens I have owned.

Regards

Daronl

Great shot long live the K3II with the 150-450, my optimim birding combo

Oh hang on we have discontinued the K3II

??????

I didn’t as the K 1 is such a great camera that marginal improvements will likely have little impact.

So I am waiting for a significant step involving AF performance and until that happens I will go on enjoying the wonderful K1 as is

Hopefully in the next 2 years Pentax will crack the Af limitations - they usually get there and everything from the K3 to date has been a steady imrovement so hopefully it will keep going - they have got everything licked apart from AF .

Well Cardiff Gareth

Always great photocraft from you and I love 2 & 3 particularly - you and the K1 is a great match - keep ‘em coming.

Regards

Swansea Daron