The Lonely Hunter

Just recently I was fortunate enough to obtain a nearly mint copy of the Sigma 400mm f/5.6 telephoto in PKA mount. Up to now, the longest lens I ever had with a Pentax maxed out at 300mm so it was with some anticipation that I tried out a few shots with this manual focus lens.



Sigma made several versions of this lens, mine being the green finish non-APO version. The overall weight isn't too bad at about 800g and the built-in tripod collar definitely helps. For it's age this discontinued lens still looks very nice.



Took this chance shot of an old neighbourhood cat stalking some small birds. Shot handheld and thanks to the Shake Reduction feature, the image is pretty sharp.