{"id":12443,"date":"2014-07-21T19:12:20","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T02:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=12443"},"modified":"2014-07-21T19:12:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T02:12:20","slug":"hd-pentax-da-55-300mm-f4-5-8-ed-wr-and-the-rest-of-the-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=12443","title":{"rendered":"HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED WR and the rest of the kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Duncan Turner of DLT photographic<\/a>\u00a0had the brilliant idea to repurpose his child bicycle trailer into a camera gear trailer (No actual conversion is required).\u00a0 The only downside is the looks people give, some people clearly want to get a peak at what must be a cute baby and still others look on disapprovingly as you carelessly subject your little one to dangerous maneuvers.\u00a0 All the while though the cameras are snug as little bugs shielded from the rain and mud.\u00a0\u00a0 While the bulk of my gear was being towed about I had my Pentax K-3 slung over my shoulder with the HD PENTAX-DA\u00a055-300mm F4-5.8 ED WR mounted on it.<\/p>\n

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There was a lot of rain that didn’t let up very much, which dampened my photographic spirits, but had no effect on the camera or lens.\u00a0 Here is a sampling from that gear combination.\u00a0 It’s not the fastest lens nor does it have the least distortion but it does give me some focal length reach which I appreciate.<\/p>\n\n\t\t