Re: PESO: 300mm f2.8 as a portrait lens

2019-05-20 Thread David Mann
Nicely done. Watching a marathon at 20 miles doesn't sound like my cup of tea... that's about where the ugly stuff starts. I really should get my DSLR out again. I've been using my phone to take photos of my daughter ever since she was born because it's always there for those spontaneous

Re: PESO: 300mm f2.8 as a portrait lens

2019-05-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
It's a good movie, more about the hunt for the bombers than about the event itself. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 4:10 PM Postmaster wrote: > Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > >Excellent portrait! > > > >"there's a huge spectator turnout" >

Re: PESO: 300mm f2.8 as a portrait lens

2019-05-19 Thread Postmaster
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >Excellent portrait! > >"there's a huge spectator turnout" >That's an understatement. >Did you see "Patriots' Day"? Haven't seen it, but I know people who were near the finish line when the bombs went off (they were far enough away that they only heard them and didn't

Re: PESO: 300mm f2.8 as a portrait lens

2019-05-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent portrait! "there's a huge spectator turnout" That's an understatement. Did you see "Patriots' Day"? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 11:20 AM Mark Roberts wrote: > From the Boston Marathon last month. This is the daughter of some

PESO: 300mm f2.8 as a portrait lens

2019-05-19 Thread Mark Roberts
>From the Boston Marathon last month. This is the daughter of some friends who were watching the race (there's a huge spectator turnout, especially when the weather is as good as it was this year). https://www.robertstech.com/temp/7e300403.jpg Pentax K-1 with FA*300/2.8 - 1/1500 sec @f/2.8, ISO