Originally posted by Fritz Good job on the cat portraits Hin!
I find that my cat has very fast reflexes, and her eyes are half closed by the time the shot is captured if I use a flash. I think this is because of the pre-flash that the P-ttl uses. So in my opinion, natural light works great for cats.
Thanks for the kind comments. I tried night time test shots in f/2.0 with the lens. It is alright but I find f/2.0 in my FA 50 f/1.4 somewhat sharper than the Jupiter.
1/20 sec, f/2.0, 85mm, iso 400, +1 Ev, hand-held
1/30 sec, f/2.0, 85mm, iso 400, -7/10 Ev, hand-held
Shot earlier in my neighbor's garden using f/2.8 throughout
Night time pictures is my favorite, all of my favorite lens has to go through night out process for me, my jupiter9 is a keeper in my bag. It is the hardest to use, but definitely a gem in my book. It will serve me well before I can justify to buy Pentax limited 70mm to make up my desired trio with Pentax limited in 21/43/70 with auto focus.
Thanks,
Hin