Had a visitor the other day

[ryan s]

After 6" of fresh snow on Friday, Saturday was bright, sunny, and somewhat warm. I had just gotten an SMC Pentax M 80-200/4.5 so I decided to test it.

My favorite little birds were out, so I watched them for a little while...man are they fast

(This was at f/8, about 150% crop, USM after resize)

While taking pics of the Chickadees, I heard a tapping sound made by a woodpecker. Looked around for a couple minutes...couldn't see it.

Then I see some motion off to my left. There he is, climbing the tree, tapping with his beak about 30ft up! Too bad I only had 200mm available:

(Same f/8, those streaks are the tree in front. Like 200% crop, USM after resize)

I didn't think I would catch a glimpse of the woodpecker, which is a male Hairy, by the way

This is an ok lens for walking around, not so much for wildlife. At least it got a real-world test

[tobbsman]

Great shot ... love the light colors.

Cheers
Tobias

[ryan s]

Thanks Tobias! The settings were "default" in Adobe Camera Raw with a slight boost in exposure, and USM after resize.

Very pleasant colors overall from this lens