That's what I would think but I'm not sure. The KP and DA300 is the max for me handheld. with the 1.4 TC I only gain detail if I use a tripod or get lucky handheld. Once I find a good deal on the 150-450 I'll bite. The 150-450 / K1 probably is no fun for walking around.
On Thu, 11 Mar 2021 at 02:51, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Mar 10, 2021, at 10:42 AM, Toine <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > That's what I do (with the KP and DA300). Would love to see an > > uncropped version. I can't make up my mind if the 150-450 with or > > without the K1 would make any difference. I usually crop a lot (75% or > > more), amazingly without any loss in detail. > > > > I’ll just let my inner nerd run rampant. This is all conjecture that could > be completely invalidated by direct experience. > > Going from a 300 to a 450 would effectively double the number of pixels on > your final cropped image. > > As to quality of pixels, these days my gut is telling me that what counts is > the total number of photons, so in low light 300mm at f/4 is probably pretty > close to 450 at f/5.6. > > My guess is that in good light, the 150-450 would be an improvement in the > final image over the 300, particularly if you get the good TC. The 150-450 > would also have an advantage in flexibility. With both lenses wide open, > some of the advantages might be lost, that would depend a lot on how many of > your pixels exceed your noise tolerance threshold. > > TLDR; my guess is that the 150-450 would do no worse, and in many situations > would do better. > To support that hypothesis, if the DA300 did a better job, Paul would use one > of those. > > As to camera bodies: I don’t think the K-1 would give you any major > advantage when birding, because you would be mostly shooting in crop mode. > It can be handy to see what is outside of the frame, but I’ve found that my > K-3 is generally a somewhat better APS camera than my K-1. It looks as if > the pixel performance per sq mm of the K-3 iii will be significantly better > than the K-1. I certainly hope so with a 5 year newer sensor, and the > overall image performance should still be better. It should be *much* better > with several Moore’s cycles difference between the two. > > To phrase Raoul Duke’s attorney, Dr. Gonzo, I’d advise you to start looking > for a good deal on a used 150-450. > > > > -- > Larry Colen > [email protected] > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
