New orleans with three lenses and K-20D

redpigeons · 03-05-2012, 08:25 AM - **1 Like**

Just got back from New Orleans and wanted to share , I took my old K20D and three lenses the FA 20mm, FA 31mm, and the DA 100mm WR , the all kit fit in to a small camera bag , but most of the time I carried the lenses in my vest pockets . it was such a pleasure , I was unlimited from street , to indoor, to night time and nature . not once I felt limited .

and I am pretty happy with the result . would love to hear what you think

here is a link to the whole set New Orleans - a set on Flickr

Thanks!

Last edited by redpigeons; 03-05-2012 at 09:08 AM.

redpigeons · 03-05-2012, 08:41 AM

sorry with the new Flickr I am not sure how to post pictures on the forum

StepOne · 03-05-2012, 09:13 AM

It was the first time i was looking at an entire photo stream on Flickr. You got the eye, you told the story. For me it was like a journey there, thanks. The biggest surprise today (a very good one).

jselph · 03-05-2012, 09:20 AM

I see you managed to capture a lot of the architecture of the city as well as some of our local culture. You were fortunate to be able to get on the water for some of those shots. That's an area that is quite often overlooked simply because there is so much to see, and do, in the French Quarter and Uptown areas.
John

redpigeons · 03-05-2012, 09:25 AM

thank you guys!!

it is an amazing amazing amazing city !!! and for photographers be ready to want to stay for at least a month

if you want this is the same set but on facebook https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151366484630788.823539.783650787&type=1

where I give a little explanation and details about the places and bands . I wish pictures could have sound as well ( well I guess they call it movies

Dr Windmill · 03-05-2012, 09:28 AM

Thanks for the tour of New Orleans. Nice photos.

**wedge** · 03-07-2012, 08:39 PM

Thanks for the inspiration. I'll be in NO in mid-July for a conference and a few extra days with the Mrs. (late 10th anniversary getaway), so now I'll know a little better what to expect and what to shoot for. I'll likely just have a Tamron 28-75 and possibly a A50/1.7 to keep lens swapping to a minimum.

DaveHolmes · 03-08-2012, 02:54 AM

That's a really great (although fairly large) set!

I agree with StepOne... There is indeed a certain narrative to the set or indeed the city that you've caught well!

How often did you use the FA20?
It's a lens on my want list that doesn't come up for sale much (Last one I saw on that-auction-site was located in Croatia...)

Last edited by DaveHolmes; 03-08-2012 at 02:54 AM. Reason: spelling

redpigeons · 03-08-2012, 08:31 AM

thanks and I know these are a lot of photos, this is personal tour photo album I would / should have selected a few for display

about the FA 20 it is my most used lens and a default on me camera , it is a rare lens and took me a few months to find my copy even here in NYC . I ended up finding a copy on eBay . but keep looking every few months there will be one popping for sale ,
either here or on eBay .

and if you want to save your time just get the DA 21mm... its a LTD lens and its at least as good from what I see. 2.8 to 3.2 in this wide of a lens is not an issue at all , I rarely need to shoot wide open with this lens even at night, it wide and bright enough . I got all my FA lenses back when I was still shooting film , something I never do now days

DaveHolmes · 03-08-2012, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by redpigeons

and if you want to save your time just get the DA 21mm

I want to be able to use on both cropped-sensor dslr and 35mm film

redpigeons · 03-08-2012, 08:58 AM

Originally posted by DaveHolmes

I want to be able to use on both cropped-sensor dslr and 35mm film

yeah I see that was my objective too when I got it .
it is a fantastic lens any way and 35mm on a crop sensor is a very very useful view . keep looking you will find one I got mine for $600 I hear you can find cheaper but it is a rare lens so I had to go with what I found

**Kerrowdown** · 03-08-2012, 09:01 AM

New Orleans is a truly amazing place, I was there just less than a year after Katrina (2005) and saw so much devastation.

Good to see your images, showing that despite all the odds the vibrancy and spirit of the place live on.

03-05-2012, 08:25 AM - 1 Like	#1
redpigeons Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 944	New orleans with three lenses and K-20D Just got back from New Orleans and wanted to share , I took my old K20D and three lenses the FA 20mm, FA 31mm, and the DA 100mm WR , the all kit fit in to a small camera bag , but most of the time I carried the lenses in my vest pockets . it was such a pleasure , I was unlimited from street , to indoor, to night time and nature . not once I felt limited . and I am pretty happy with the result . would love to hear what you think here is a link to the whole set New Orleans - a set on Flickr Thanks! Last edited by redpigeons; 03-05-2012 at 09:08 AM.

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redpigeons Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 944 Original Poster	sorry with the new Flickr I am not sure how to post pictures on the forum

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StepOne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Botosani Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 271	It was the first time i was looking at an entire photo stream on Flickr. You got the eye, you told the story. For me it was like a journey there, thanks. The biggest surprise today (a very good one).

03-05-2012, 09:20 AM	#4
jselph Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Metairie, Louisiana (New Orleans) Posts: 52	I see you managed to capture a lot of the architecture of the city as well as some of our local culture. You were fortunate to be able to get on the water for some of those shots. That's an area that is quite often overlooked simply because there is so much to see, and do, in the French Quarter and Uptown areas. John

03-05-2012, 09:25 AM	#5
redpigeons Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 944 Original Poster	thank you guys!! it is an amazing amazing amazing city !!! and for photographers be ready to want to stay for at least a month if you want this is the same set but on facebook https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151366484630788.823539.783650787&type=1 where I give a little explanation and details about the places and bands . I wish pictures could have sound as well ( well I guess they call it movies

03-05-2012, 09:28 AM	#6
Dr Windmill Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sequim, WA Posts: 199	Thanks for the tour of New Orleans. Nice photos.

03-07-2012, 08:39 PM	#7
wedge Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Montco, PA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 135	Thanks for the inspiration. I'll be in NO in mid-July for a conference and a few extra days with the Mrs. (late 10th anniversary getaway), so now I'll know a little better what to expect and what to shoot for. I'll likely just have a Tamron 28-75 and possibly a A50/1.7 to keep lens swapping to a minimum.

03-08-2012, 02:54 AM	#8
DaveHolmes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,501	That's a really great (although fairly large) set! I agree with StepOne... There is indeed a certain narrative to the set or indeed the city that you've caught well! How often did you use the FA20? It's a lens on my want list that doesn't come up for sale much (Last one I saw on that-auction-site was located in Croatia...) Last edited by DaveHolmes; 03-08-2012 at 02:54 AM. Reason: spelling

03-08-2012, 08:31 AM	#9
redpigeons Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 944 Original Poster	thanks and I know these are a lot of photos, this is personal tour photo album I would / should have selected a few for display about the FA 20 it is my most used lens and a default on me camera , it is a rare lens and took me a few months to find my copy even here in NYC . I ended up finding a copy on eBay . but keep looking every few months there will be one popping for sale , either here or on eBay . and if you want to save your time just get the DA 21mm... its a LTD lens and its at least as good from what I see. 2.8 to 3.2 in this wide of a lens is not an issue at all , I rarely need to shoot wide open with this lens even at night, it wide and bright enough . I got all my FA lenses back when I was still shooting film , something I never do now days

03-08-2012, 08:52 AM	#10
DaveHolmes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,501	Originally posted by redpigeons and if you want to save your time just get the DA 21mm I want to be able to use on both cropped-sensor dslr and 35mm film

03-08-2012, 08:58 AM	#11
redpigeons Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 944 Original Poster	Originally posted by DaveHolmes I want to be able to use on both cropped-sensor dslr and 35mm film yeah I see that was my objective too when I got it . it is a fantastic lens any way and 35mm on a crop sensor is a very very useful view . keep looking you will find one I got mine for $600 I hear you can find cheaper but it is a rare lens so I had to go with what I found

03-08-2012, 09:01 AM	#12
Kerrowdown Moderator PEG Judges Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland. Photos: Gallery Posts: 31,557	New Orleans is a truly amazing place, I was there just less than a year after Katrina (2005) and saw so much devastation. Good to see your images, showing that despite all the odds the vibrancy and spirit of the place live on.