F* & FA* club! - Page 2

Zav · 11-03-2009, 04:09 AM

FA* 600 f4

TroopeR_ITA · 11-03-2009, 04:17 AM

as asked by pcarfan

F*300mm f/4.5!

here complete set
http://www.flickr.com/photos/4223494...7622710636366/

*pcarfan* · 11-03-2009, 05:32 AM

Originally Posted by Ron Boggs

FA* club...probably not descriptive enough. For me it's more of a fetish. Before fondling my FA*'s I dress in latex and hire a dominatrix (OK, so she volunteers to be near those beautiful lenses).

I'm one of the few who didn't like the 24/2, but I blame that on a bad copy. Also sold an FA*300/4.5 which I still regret--though the buddy I sold it to lets me play with it as long as I don't show up at his door in latex with a whip-happy companion.

Still shooting FA*28-70/2.8, FA*80-200/2.8 and FA*250-600/5.6 for zooms. And FA*200/4 Macro and FA*600/4 for primes (yes the 3 amigos too but they have no *).

I just plain love the FA* color rendition and bokeh plus their way too heavy heft is something I like a lot too as I pretty much only shoot from a tripod. So other people have gym memberships, I carry FA* lenses. The more I shoot the better shape I'm in--so I can look good in latex!

LOL

That is a mighty sweeet set of FA*'s you've got there, you have to post some images with those beauties, latex or not

*pcarfan* · 11-03-2009, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by pschlute

Now I have both the FA*85 1.4 and the 77 Ltd. I love both lenses, but the 77 Ltd is more versatile. The 85mm was designed as a portrait lens, and at least on my copy is not great for distance shots. Portraits and close-ups.... yes yes yes, but medium/long distance the 77 wins by a mile.

Think carefully of your needs before making that swap.

Peter, I wanted to see some distant samples with the 85 prior to really finalizing it. Even the FA77/1.9 is not that great with far distant shots, like most of my other primes are, if the 85/1.4 is worse than that I will have very limited use for that...thanks for the heads up.

*pcarfan* · 11-03-2009, 05:34 AM

Zav, thanks for sharing images with the lovely 600/4, did you crop either of the images?

I will also like to see some animals or birds shot with that monster...

*pcarfan* · 11-03-2009, 05:35 AM

Trooper, I changed the tilte to F* & FA* club, as I think the F* share the optical forumla and has to belong here...thanks for posting, absolutely love those shots.

netuser · 11-03-2009, 05:40 AM

/me drools for FA*600/4

TroopeR_ITA · 11-03-2009, 07:03 AM

thx a lot

I will post more

Zav · 11-03-2009, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by pcarfan

Zav, thanks for sharing images with the lovely 600/4, did you crop either of the images?

I will also like to see some animals or birds shot with that monster...

No crop on the Eiffel Tower, a little crop on the leaf picture.
This one was almost a close up for such a monster:

Background is just blurred away.
And don't get me wrong, the lens is not mine (I don't have enough money for this), it is the property of Pentax France!

netuser · 11-03-2009, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Zav

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And don't get me wrong, the lens is not mine (I don't have enough money for this), it is the property of Pentax France!

They rent them ?

Zav · 11-03-2009, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by netuser

They rent them ?

It was a loan.

*Ron Boggs* · 11-03-2009, 11:57 AM

Ok pcarfan, here are a few images:
--Bald Eagle with fish was shot with FA*600/4 no crop, no post process, no sharpening etc. Washington state. Shot on film and scanned.
--Elk semi-silhouette was also FA*600/4 at f. 5.6 no crop no PP. Montana
--Caterpiller was shot with FA*200/4 Macro with flash. Slight crop. Montana.
--Saguaro Silhouette shot with FA*28-70/2.8. No crop or PP. Arizona.
--Moonscape is an extraction shot of the Painted Hills in Oregon shot with FA*250-600 at f.11. Again, no crop or PP. Shot on film and scanned.

*pcarfan* · 11-03-2009, 06:23 PM

Ron Boggs,

Thanks for sharing those images taken with the rarest of the rare lenses....

**Marc Langille** · 11-03-2009, 07:36 PM

Just one lens for now, but each time a different genre...

First the FA* 300/2.8 - Civil War Reenactment images:

I'll post later on with the more images, including the FA* 80-200/2.8, FA* 200/4 Macro and (hopefully soon) the FA* 250-600/5.6!

Regards,
Marc

legacyb4 · 11-03-2009, 10:18 PM

This thread has encourage me to make the extra effort to put the 85mm through its paces; another handful from this week.