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.
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