Problem is I like the K-3ii more for the built in GPS. On top of that I'm also considering a K-1

It would be nice if the K-5 got an update for KAF4 aperture actuation. I'd then get a 55-300 PML!

I went to the Bristol Balloon Fiesta last year. I think I only used my DA* 16-50 f2.8. Having a zoom was very useful. I wish I'd had a little bit more reach though. I'd advice using the HD 16-85. I didn't have the aperture wider than f5.6. In fact, I may have not used any other aperture setting. This was because the resolution of that lens is highest at f5.6 and I was looking for the sharpest images I could get.

If I still owned a second body I'd have put the 50-135 on the other.

My gallery of the morning's shooting:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/honourabletyr/albums/72157663715364498

PS. No tengo ningún problema con un sitio de red en español.

Looks awesome!

I really like those. Such great colours and atmosphere.

It is a great lens. The only thing I wish is that I had the 1.4x teleconverter to use with it. Sometimes the field of view/reach isn't quite enough.

Very nice! I'm surprised you managed to get that close to the dragonflies. They have such good eyesight for any movement.

Nice shots! You made ID errors though. The 1st shot is a Spitfire, the 2nd & 3rd are a Hurricane.

I've been tempted by a second hand K-1. I have the 100 and 300 that would work in FF mode. The Limiteds would allow me to shoot portrait and landscape shots simultaneously of an APS-C siz (by shooting FF or 1:1 and then cropping).

It was about 10 times longer than I'd originally intended . Once I started writing I just kept going . Thanks for the feedback .

I do like that type of window shot. I've got a few other similar ones .


018 by Daniel Perlak, on Flickr


018 by Daniel Perlak, on Flickr

The dynamic range of the K-5 is so good for this kind of thing. No need for bracketing and HDR! (Although it helps sometimes)