Originally posted by JDelaware Here's a practice shot with the Pentax-FA 645 zoom 1:4.5 45-85mm as promised. This takes LOTS of practice, of which I do need.
This little guy was caught by my dog, so I put him in a safe place to die. Or live, whichever happens first.
Thanks for sharing! Somehow I didn't see -- until now -- the notification that you had posted this comment (and photo).
What takes lots of practice? Balancing a large, heavy lens on a small camera, or doing manual focusing? Or both? I have a K-01, so I always use focus peaking with my vintage manual lenses. That part should be easy, but balancing my FA 645 80-160mm lens on the K-01 will be interesting. The lens is a lot larger and heavier than the camera, so I'm sure I will need to hold the lens as much or more than the camera, in part, so it won't (possibly) break the mount off of the camera. The FA 645 75mm lens isn't much larger than a 35mm lens, so it should be easy to use.
I'm still waiting patiently for a good deal for an adapter to pop up on Amazon, since I don't really want to have an eBay account.
Thank you again for posting the photo.