The DA Limited Club

[jgredline]

Originally Posted by Marc Sabatella

Got my DA15 on Monday. Here are some of my first shots with it:

This is a great capture!

[hs57]

Shots With the Pentax K-7,and the Pentax DA 35/2.8 Limited.
A small Lens with finest optical and mechanical quality.
Shots freehand without a tripod, JPG/resized.

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Regards,
Hartmut from Berlin/Germany

[legacyb4]

It was raining, traffic was an absolute nightmare due to multiple accidents, so we decided to swing by Ikea to grab some grub on the way home from my son's soccer practice. Someone was asking earlier about "indoor shooting" and I'd venture that on a slow night, Ikea might be a place to get out and do some lens testing (for indoor shots).

DA 40mm

[builttospill]

Originally Posted by legacyb4

It was raining, traffic was an absolute nightmare due to multiple accidents, so we decided to swing by Ikea to grab some grub on the way home from my son's soccer practice. Someone was asking earlier about "indoor shooting" and I'd venture that on a slow night, Ikea might be a place to get out and do some lens testing (for indoor shots).

DA 40mm

Love the first one!

[SPB]

Austin Healey 3000 Mk III - 1966


Taken with smc PENTAX-DA 1:2.8 35mm Macro Limited

Lotus Eleven - 1957


Taken with smc PENTAX-DA 1:3.2 21mm AL Limited

Two from literally hundreds taken with either DA21/40/35/70.

See the rest on my web site.

[brecklundin]

My 35ltd has easily become the standard which I will gauge all other macro as well as other lenses I use for product shots. Just yesterday I needed to add a shot to show the condition of a piece. My 35ltd did not let me down in the slightest. In fact I was truly surprised at the detail level and resolution in this shot.


K20D, 35ltd, 1/100th, f/4.5, ISO100, Off Camera Wireless Flash Fired at 1/32nd (Lumiquest SB)
Gallery for the above where you can compare the 24-60 vs. 35ltd on the same item.

You can compare with shots I took earlier in the year with my Sigma 24-60mm. And it was probably my fav zoom ever. But it was for my 40D so it's long gone. The 35ltd has more than filled it's shoes where I needed it most and that is product shots. Better quality photos leads to a lot higher price from customers. In fact last month the lens paid for itself on three sales alone where I averages $220 over the normal selling price for some designer jewelry pieces.


Not ideal exposures but I wanted more of a high-key look yet with detail. And this leetle beastie delivered.
Whole Gallery here: BreckLundin's Place : Jewelry (items already sold)

I know these is not an artistic or sexy shot but are rather, utilitarian. My lenses need to pay the bills. But I am really fussy about showing customers the bare details, warts and all, of items. Because of this is why I decided to give the 35ltd a chance when I bought into Pentax last this past July.

Just really happy with the results so far.

[Marc Sabatella]

Went up to the mountains for a friend's birthday party, and took advantage of the chance to shoot her back yard (yes, really) with the DA15:

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[Skyntara]

Recent trip to New Cal

DA 40mm Limited

"Own the Sunset"

[kevinschoenmakers]

Is it a problem if the diaphragma of my new DA35 does not make a circle, but rather some sort of ellips?

[Blue]

Originally Posted by kevinschoenmakers

Is it a problem if the diaphragma of my new DA35 does not make a circle, but rather some sort of ellips?

Are you referring to the bokeh?

[kevinschoenmakers]

No, to the shape of the actual diaphragma. Actually, I just checked it again and it's not as bad as it was when I first saw it. Still not a perfect circle but I don't suppose that's really necessary.

[schimi76]

This shot taken with K-7 DA 40mm f/8 1/200s iso400

[netuser]

Originally Posted by schimi76

This shot taken with K-7 DA 40mm f/8 1/200s iso400

Out of curiosity, why not iso 100 ?

[schimi76]

There was a hailstorm in middle of summer and I was freezing while taking the shot as quickly as possible. I noticed little after that I shot with iso400. Accidently in that sense. Amateur mistake

[deadwolfbones]

If he was at 1/200s @ ISO 400, he'd have been at like 1/30s @ ISO 100, no?