> On Nov 7, 2020, at 8:33 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I wanted to try handholding my birding rig with the K-3 and no battery grip. > I generally shoot the same lens combination with the K-1. The K-3 minus grip > made it significantly lighter than the same lens and converter with my K-1 > and battery grip. I also thought it would be fun to try the 945mm equivalent > FOV of this combination on an APS-C camera. It was amusing. Not a good day > for birds as a crew was cleaning up autum,n leaves next door, so my best shot > was a common sparrow. I also shot the canopy, which is now turning brown. In > terms of handling, the rig was a bit easier to maneuver but it still hurt my > arthritic left wrist, which has to support the lens. I hadn’t used the K-3 in > years, so I got a good sense of how it compares to th K-1. It doesn’t lock > focus quite as readily as the k-1, but it’s not a huge difference. Exposure > isn’t quite as accurate as that of the K-1, but it’s not far off, and since I > shoot RAW that doesn’t matter greatly. It is a bit noisier, but again not a > huge difference. I may try it again without the converter, which will make it > closer to the K-1 in FOV.
Both shots are quite nice. Have you tried a monopod with a ball head? I’ve got a carbon fiber benro monopod, and I hang it from my belt with a maglite holster. It works a treat when I need steady portable support for a long lens. > > > > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18629776/Late-Autumn-Canopy > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18629777/House-Sparrow > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
