Like the title asks, what are you guys and gals shooting? I fairly recently decided to get serious about wildlife photography, namely bird photography. My main camera is a Pentax K-1II but with a fps of 4.4 that wasn't going to cut it. The new K-3III was about to come out, but delayed again and fairly more expensive than I was expecting, so I looked at specs and eBay prices and settled on a relatively unused K-5II. It had about 6800 on the shutter count. I was using my 70-200 f2.8 for a bit but needed to get closer so I again hit up eBay and found a Tamron 1.4 teleconverter. I got the 2x also but its no where near as clear as the 1.4. I was enjoying that setup for a while. I didn't really get out terribly much because of the pandemic situation and my sister has celiac disease so i tend to be extra cautious because of her immune system. About a two months ago a buddy of mine told me he was going on a trip that stopped in Page Az to photograph the California Condors and asked if I wanted to go. Well of course I did, but I knew I'd need a longer lens than the 70-200. I was looking at renting the 150-450, but for 11 days it was going to cost around $360. So I went back to eBay and luckily a copy of the Sigma 150-500 f/5-6.3 was up for grabs and grab it I did. It took some focus adjusting and is still a bit soft with the 1.4 but overall I'm usually happy with the images I'm getting from it. It may as well be glued to the K-5, I don't use that lens or body for anything other than wildlife. So now that my boring story is out of the way, what do you shoot, and how did you settle on it?
P.S. I am a gear junkie, get technical.
P.S. I am a gear junkie, get technical.