Comment by malvern_man posted on So what ya got on this week end ??? at 07/09/2012 - 21:59

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the DA*300mm is slightly slower than the 60-250mm.

Not sure if it's just me but I think that my 300mm DA* is faster than my 60-250 DA*

K5 + 300mm DA*

Comment by malvern_man posted on 60-250 f4 lense at 07/09/2012 - 21:49

I use my recently purchased (less than 3 weeks ) 60-250 F4 DA* on my K5 for motorsport at a track where I can photograph from the infield and it is slow to focus as mentioned in this thread.

2 examples below.

First shot is fine but the next shot was way oof.

Comment by malvern_man posted on 60-250 f4 lense at 06/09/2012 - 22:29

Comment by malvern_man posted on Birmingham Wheels @ ISO12800 at 27/08/2012 - 22:36

Here are 2 photos from Birmingham Wheels on Saturday night ( 25th August )

They were taken over the top of the safety fencing and under the horrible floodlights they have there.

K5 + 300mm DA* @ ISO 12800

( The new uploader doesn't work properly for me - Windows 7, IE9 )

Comment by malvern_man posted on Birmingham Wheels @ ISO12800 at 27/08/2012 - 21:19

Here are 3 from Coventry Stadium 4th August.

They were taken from the back row of the grandstand, the track was floodlit and quite dusty as it is a shale track.

K5 + Pentax 300mm F4 DA*

F4 1/50sec ISO 1600




F4 1/125sec ISO 6400




F4 1/100sec ISO 6400

Comment by malvern_man posted on Coventry Stadium - Through The Dust And Under Floodlights at 10/08/2012 - 21:57

It was the BriSCA F1 Stock Car British Championship at Coventry Stadium on Saturday 7th July.

Everyone expected a very wet evenings racing but the track was so dry that it was watered between races to try and keep the shale dust down.

All photos taken from the very back row of the grandstand.

K5 + Pentax 300mm DA*

Comment by malvern_man posted on BriSCA F1 Stock Car British Championship - July 7th at 10/07/2012 - 21:01

Went to Coventry Stadium on Saturday 16th to try out my new 300mm DA* which arrived on Friday 15th.

BriSCA F2 Stock Cars, all taken from the very back of the grandstand.

The last photo was taken under floodlights @ ISO 6400.

They are cropped quite tight as these are a sample of the ones that have been sent off to the stock car magazine and that's how they like them.

K5 + Pentax 300mm DA*

Comment by malvern_man posted on Coventry Stadium - Trying Out My New Lens at 17/06/2012 - 23:29

Comment by malvern_man posted on Trent Raceway 10th June at 15/06/2012 - 22:24

Hi,

Here are 3 from the infield at Trent Raceway 10th June.

I quite like these 3 for some reason.

K20D + Sigma 18-250

Comment by malvern_man posted on Trent Raceway 10th June at 15/06/2012 - 00:18