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Comment by JAK posted on Pentax 55-300 DA ED vs Pentax HD 55-300 at 07/07/2017 - 14:27
Yes, it'll have to have an outing. Now to get that weight lifting course booked!
Comment by JAK posted on Pentax A* 300mm f/2.8 @ Ffordes - £899 at 07/07/2017 - 10:47
derek897 wrote:
Savage lens. At that price it would have been hard to pass it up.
Happy shooting, looking forward to seeing some shots from it.
Derek
Indeed it was. As to shots with it, did you see these a few posts back? https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/pentax-a--300mm-f-2-8---ffordes----899-59...#comm609015 Nothing spectacular but they are shots with it! Savage lens. At that price it would have been hard to pass it up.
Happy shooting, looking forward to seeing some shots from it.
Derek
Just been thinking.., I reckon I must have around eight lenses that include 300mm now! Perhaps I need to prune some.
Comment by JAK posted on Pentax A* 300mm f/2.8 @ Ffordes - £899 at 07/07/2017 - 00:34
For a single lens solution the 16-85 provides a great range. If on the odd occasion that isn't wide enough (I suspect not very often) taking two images to combine would cover a really wide FOV.
Comment by JAK posted on Which wide lens for huge landscapes? at 06/07/2017 - 22:14
HarisF1 wrote:
You're going to need something bigger than the stock strap to handle that beauty.
You're right, but I wouldn't let the lens dangle off the body, it could easily break the lens mount so I shan't change the strap just for that lens, I'll always hold the lens.You're going to need something bigger than the stock strap to handle that beauty.
Thinking about it, it is that heavy it could cause serious damage if left dangling on a strap not only to the lens if it gets knocked, but anything it might come in contact with,
LennyBloke wrote:
That's good advice. The program mode seems to often opt for silly slow shutter speeds and ISO setting so have to watch that carefully. I suppose the lens isn't in the camera's built in program line database and treating it as a default standard lens.JAK wrote:
Hunk? Perhaps. It actually feels like picking up a couple of house bricks to take photos with! It really needs to be on a sturdy tripod but those were hand held. I suspect the shake reduction must have been working overtime!
It is indeed fabulous that it can be used directly without any adapters or modifications on the latest Pentax cameras, and all fit in the original case too!
It is very capable of delivering excellent shots handheld - it's a matter of getting the right technique. I'm not claiming to have perfected my technique but keeping the shutter speed at 1/500 or above (1/400 is fine for some shots) seems to be the crucial thing to reduce softness (from shake) and although 2.8 is usable, just half a stop down really gives sharp results if you can nail your focus. TAV is the mode I use almost exclusively, this ensures I don't drift too low with the shutter speed - higher ISO may be the downside in lower lighting but the later Pentax's sensors can be used very successfully in this mode Hunk? Perhaps. It actually feels like picking up a couple of house bricks to take photos with! It really needs to be on a sturdy tripod but those were hand held. I suspect the shake reduction must have been working overtime!
It is indeed fabulous that it can be used directly without any adapters or modifications on the latest Pentax cameras, and all fit in the original case too!
It was kindly supplied with a bean bag (like being back as school!) so that might come in handy.
Comment by JAK posted on Pentax A* 300mm f/2.8 @ Ffordes - £899 at 06/07/2017 - 21:49
RobL wrote:
Obvious vignetting from the 1.4x teleconverter which is a shame, please Pentax bring out a FF version!
Yes, surprisingly there is so a FF version would be great.Obvious vignetting from the 1.4x teleconverter which is a shame, please Pentax bring out a FF version!
Comment by JAK posted on 560mm f5.6 Price up a MASSIVE 60% at 06/07/2017 - 21:43
doubled wrote:
Hi John,
I am afraid it hasn't and it's still at exactly where it was left. The previous two messages (Sent in early May) are still sitting in my "Outbox" and it looks as though he hasn't logged on again since.
I have pretty much written my £50 off (plus fees)!!
D
Sent you a PM with a suggestion.Hi John,
I am afraid it hasn't and it's still at exactly where it was left. The previous two messages (Sent in early May) are still sitting in my "Outbox" and it looks as though he hasn't logged on again since.
I have pretty much written my £50 off (plus fees)!!
D
Comment by JAK posted on Forum member "robbiec"? at 06/07/2017 - 21:41
Have you tried Win7 compatibility mode for it?
Comment by JAK posted on Ricoh S-SW140 Digital Camera Utility 5 at 06/07/2017 - 19:52
Hunk? Perhaps. It actually feels like picking up a couple of house bricks to take photos with! It really needs to be on a sturdy tripod but those were hand held. I suspect the shake reduction must have been working overtime!
It is indeed fabulous that it can be used directly without any adapters or modifications on the latest Pentax cameras, and all fit in the original case too!
It is indeed fabulous that it can be used directly without any adapters or modifications on the latest Pentax cameras, and all fit in the original case too!
Comment by JAK posted on Pentax A* 300mm f/2.8 @ Ffordes - £899 at 06/07/2017 - 19:48
Don't think you're meat to stand in the middle of the tracks!
I was waiting on the wrong platform.
I was waiting on the wrong platform.
Comment by JAK posted on Race Day at York at 06/07/2017 - 18:37
However, there is a newer design of it named HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mmF4.5-6.3ED PLM WR RE which won't work on the K-5 unless a firmware update is made available at some stage to make it compatible with PLM lenses. On a compatible camera it focuses faster and has a more compact design.