Thanks to a member here I recently picked up a Sigma 500mm f/4.5 but up until this week I really haven't had much of a chance to use it due to the abysmal weather we have had. Anyway things have picked up a bit and it has been brighter which gave me a chance to try the lens out properly on the K-1.

These are a few of my efforts so far.


Ashlett Creek Fawley by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr


Marsh tit by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr


Nuthatch by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr


Ashlett Creek Fawley by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr


Ashlett Creek Fawley by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr


Robin by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr


Woodpecker by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr


Blue tit by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr


Chaffinch by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr


Ashlett Creek Fawley by Mike.Pursey, on Flickr

Cheers Lenny, not bad actually, what F stop is that shooting at wide open with the 1.7x?

It's not

Lovely looking lens, would love to try it with the Pentax 1.7x converter

Never mind what Ricoh are doing those sound amazing. I love marzipan.

That was because it was a silly low amount and people realised that, doubt there will be anywhere near as much interest at £300 (not saying yours is overpriced rather that the original one was a steal)

£300 is probably worth it if someone is hell bent on having one, too much for me just to have Pentax rather than Canon on the flash though

Probably worth starting a new sale thread.

STATEMENT FROM RICOH IMAGING AMERICAS:

The announcement made by Ricoh Imaging Co., Ltd. on January 20, 2022 regarding a revamped approach to Ricoh’s digital camera manufacturing and distribution was specific to the local market in Japan only. “Ricoh/Pentax will not change its distribution structure in North America, and the company has significant plans and goals for the North America market this year that will utilize mass production of its products,” said Kazumichi Eguchi, President, Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation. “Customers in North America can continue to purchase Ricoh and Pentax cameras through our authorized dealers and directly via our website: https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/.

Guessing that applies to EU/UK as well.

I never did buy one as my Canon twin flash works fine on the K-1 but I may be interested depending on price ( unless Lenny has beaten me to it again )

How do you mean incompatible?

The 1.4x is a crop teleconverter but works fine on the K-1 ... yes it introduces some vignetting but as you have to crop hard (even at 420mm with your 300mm and the 1.4x) to get a decent sized shot I would have thought the final image wouldn't show it. Besides it's a black sky anyway.

I have done plenty with my Pentax gear over the years but as I hadn't tried one since I got the Sony I thought I would give it a go ... mine was hand held and processed with DXO Photolab 5

I wanted to try one with the K-1 and the Sigma 500mm f/4.5 and 1.4x but tbh I couldn't be bothered getting the tripod out