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Comment by ilovesaabs posted on Thinking of visiting a number of Southern airshows this year - anyone else interesting in doing the same? at 23/02/2016 - 14:16
RIAT and Farnborough are certainly on my horizon this year. never done Fairford yet, but did do Farnborough in 2014. Been a while since I've been to Flying Legends, I love the old warbirds, but having seen the sad incident at Shoreham last year I am a bit nervous..
Carfest and Dunsfold seem to cater for those who want to see Clarkson and Evans et al....exit arrangements for Dunsfold are horrendous.
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on Thinking of visiting a number of Southern airshows this year - anyone else interesting in doing the same? at 23/02/2016 - 11:19
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on For sale:Sigma 150-500 HSM OS lens at 22/02/2016 - 09:10
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on For sale:Sigma 150-500 HSM OS lens at 21/02/2016 - 21:58
It all looks great "EXCEPT" for one thing. 4.4 frames per second. The K3/K3ii shoot at 8fps. and some of the other unmentionables can shoot at 10+ fps. I'm sure sports pro photographers will notice this.
My pension doesn't stretch that far yet but I'll save my pennies with a view to the future.
CHEERS Vic.
Even the 9fps of the 12MP D3 didn't translate to the same frame rate of the 24MP D3x - different uses. I would be interested to see what the frame rate is at APS-C mode and how easy it is to user select a cropping mode..
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on Finally! Pentax K-1 is official... Pre-order and Open Day information at 18/02/2016 - 10:34
Parc Glynllifon has been in the news (well, the Daily Post) a lot recently, the mansion has been renamed Newborough Hall by the new owners...
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on Parc Glynllifon, Autumn 2015 at 18/02/2016 - 10:20
In one way, some birds are so small and skittish that no lens will ever be long enough. The secret lies in understanding their behaviour and siting the camera accordingly.
Starting with a 55-300mm lens, or similar, won't be very expensive and will be a reasonable start. later, if you still want a longer lens then you'll have a better understanding of what you need. Don't forget small aperture telephotos will need a lot of light, or a high ISO, to ensure a fast enough shutter speed to arrest subject movement.
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on Telephoto lens for birds/wildlife at 17/02/2016 - 16:11
It depends on what you call a fortune
Due in part to the recent release of the Pentax D-FA 150-450 a fair few Sigma 150-500's have been up for sale - you won't get much better at that sort of price (£400 - £500).
There's at least one up for sale at the moment from a reputable member...
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/for-sale-sigma-150-500-hsm-os--lens-55551
If you're looking to pay less than that then the Pentax 55-300 can be found for fairly cheap prices too (sub £200, closer to £150 often).
Hope that helps!
The Sigma is very good for birds but as scarr says - it's not a lightweight. Up to 300 mm there really is nothing to compare to the HD 55-300 (forget the third party Tamron and Sigma 70-300 lenses - the OEM lenses are much better). For longer reach, the Sigma 150-500 is very good and inexpensive, probably better for birds; it does away without having to resort to fitting a TC for extra reach.
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on Telephoto lens for birds/wildlife at 17/02/2016 - 12:40
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on For sale:Sigma 150-500 HSM OS lens at 16/02/2016 - 13:13
As I said in Mattox's thread I won't be amongst the first adopters, maybe in 2017 I'll take the plunge once all the bugs have been ironed out.
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on New K-1 Pics and specs at 15/02/2016 - 21:01
Farnborough - close enough for me to travel in by train - wasn't painful even on a weekend.
Fairford - only 90 mins for me (I pass it from time to time)
Dunsfold - thought it was overrated, I only went to see Vera and Thumper
Duxford - would come up the A505, never have any problems