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**pepperberry farm** · 05-19-2019, 05:24 AM - **2 Likes**

**pepperberry farm** · 05-19-2019, 05:25 AM - **4 Likes**

**ivanvernon** · 05-19-2019, 05:47 AM - **4 Likes**

A few Sunday favorites . . . prime flowers the medium format way.

**pepperberry farm** · 05-19-2019, 12:15 PM - **5 Likes**

**pepperberry farm** · 05-19-2019, 02:08 PM - **2 Likes**

interesting comparison:

the FA43 Limited will give you CA if you force her to..

first shot, SOOC:

processed through Luminar Flex:

and, finally, completely monochrome:

**aslyfox** · 05-19-2019, 03:38 PM - **3 Likes**

K 3 II + SMC Pentax-D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro

the newest addition to the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center

" baby to be named later " with the mother " Freeda " born on May 16, 2019

Freeda's first baby

mother and baby doing well

photos taken today through the window of the outside and inside enclosure for the Patas Monkeys

**richard0170** · 05-19-2019, 03:50 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

interesting comparison:

the FA43 Limited will give you CA if you force her to..

I do like these comparisons. I prefer the original image, though there is not a lot between them to my taste.
I would like to see more comparison posts, between both processing and different lenses of the same subject.

**pepperberry farm** · 05-19-2019, 03:53 PM - **4 Likes**

Gary H Perth · 05-19-2019, 05:45 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

I am interested in the 105mm macro; I have the 70mm macro and it's sharp but was curious also about the differences between the 105 EX and the 105 EX DG...

why do you only shoot the 105 wide open?

Yes, the user reviews are not easy to tease out the differences between the EX and the EX DG, are they? My 50mm EX DG is really good, and the reviews are consistently very positive. I have seen a couple of the 105s available but never been sufficiently convinced, comparing to the universally positive (even if slightly lower scoring) of the various Tamron 90s, and the Pentax 100 Macros. As well as my Sigma 50mm I have two Tamron 90 MFs, both 1:2 macro, so I would probably only go for a 100mm macro if an AF Pentax.

edom31 · 05-19-2019, 06:54 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

about the differences between the 105 EX and the 105 EX DG...

I JUST REALIZED I NEGLECTED THIS INQUIRY!!! This is very very very important!!! - The difference between the EX and the EX DG is that the DG communicates with the newer bodies!!!

With Pentax you do not have to worry about this, but with EF and other mounts = try to get DG lenses.... they're adjusted (in software) to fit the "newwer" dslrs.

**pepperberry farm** · 05-19-2019, 07:12 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by edom31

I JUST REALIZED I NEGLECTED THIS INQUIRY!!! This is very very very important!!! - The difference between the EX and the EX DG is that the DG communicates with the newer bodies!!!

With Pentax you do not have to worry about this, but with EF and other mounts = try to get DG lenses.... they're adjusted (in software) to fit the "newwer" dslrs.

thank you, Ed...

**pepperberry farm** · 05-20-2019, 02:58 AM

**aslyfox** · 05-20-2019, 03:59 AM - **2 Likes**

looks like mom could lay down the law if she wanted to

edom31 · 05-20-2019, 12:26 PM - **2 Likes**

M 35/2.8 on K-50

TerryL · 05-20-2019, 02:49 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

lens repair question - open for suggestions, comments, etc:

I bought a beat-up SMC A 35-70 lens that has had the filter ring chewed/chipped/detonated off - I am thinking of attaching a step up ring so I can attach a hood and the lens will hold a lens cap...

any suggestions on an epoxy for the lens-to-ring attachment?

this is going to be a bodge of a job, so I'm not looking for rocket-science here.... will good old JB Weld to the trick or something else?

I think any two part epoxy that you can pick up at Lowe's will work. Just choose your working time. Scuff the bonding area and wipe it clean.

05-19-2019, 05:24 AM - 2 Likes	#6481
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,678 Original Poster	K-3 with FA 43mm f1.9 Limited

05-19-2019, 05:25 AM - 4 Likes	#6482
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,678 Original Poster	K-3 with FA 43mm f1.9 Limited

05-19-2019, 12:15 PM - 5 Likes	#6484
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,678 Original Poster	K-5 IIs with Super-Takumar 55mm f1.8

05-19-2019, 02:08 PM - 2 Likes	#6485
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,678 Original Poster	K-3 with FA 43mm f1.9 Limited interesting comparison: the FA43 Limited will give you CA if you force her to.. first shot, SOOC: processed through Luminar Flex: and, finally, completely monochrome:

05-19-2019, 03:53 PM - 4 Likes	#6488
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,678 Original Poster	K-3 with Rokinon 85mm f1.4 AS IF UMC

05-19-2019, 03:50 PM - 1 Like	#6487
richard0170 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2017 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,032	Originally posted by pepperberry farm interesting comparison: the FA43 Limited will give you CA if you force her to.. I do like these comparisons. I prefer the original image, though there is not a lot between them to my taste. I would like to see more comparison posts, between both processing and different lenses of the same subject.

05-19-2019, 05:45 PM - 2 Likes	#6489
Gary H Perth Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Floreat Posts: 623	Originally posted by pepperberry farm I am interested in the 105mm macro; I have the 70mm macro and it's sharp but was curious also about the differences between the 105 EX and the 105 EX DG... why do you only shoot the 105 wide open? Yes, the user reviews are not easy to tease out the differences between the EX and the EX DG, are they? My 50mm EX DG is really good, and the reviews are consistently very positive. I have seen a couple of the 105s available but never been sufficiently convinced, comparing to the universally positive (even if slightly lower scoring) of the various Tamron 90s, and the Pentax 100 Macros. As well as my Sigma 50mm I have two Tamron 90 MFs, both 1:2 macro, so I would probably only go for a 100mm macro if an AF Pentax.

05-19-2019, 06:54 PM - 1 Like	#6490
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by pepperberry farm about the differences between the 105 EX and the 105 EX DG... I JUST REALIZED I NEGLECTED THIS INQUIRY!!! This is very very very important!!! - The difference between the EX and the EX DG is that the DG communicates with the newer bodies!!! With Pentax you do not have to worry about this, but with EF and other mounts = try to get DG lenses.... they're adjusted (in software) to fit the "newwer" dslrs.

05-19-2019, 07:12 PM - 1 Like	#6491
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,678 Original Poster	Originally posted by edom31 I JUST REALIZED I NEGLECTED THIS INQUIRY!!! This is very very very important!!! - The difference between the EX and the EX DG is that the DG communicates with the newer bodies!!! With Pentax you do not have to worry about this, but with EF and other mounts = try to get DG lenses.... they're adjusted (in software) to fit the "newwer" dslrs. thank you, Ed...

05-20-2019, 02:58 AM	#6492
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,678 Original Poster	*K-3 with FA 300mm f4.5 ED IF**

05-20-2019, 12:26 PM - 2 Likes	#6494
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	M 35/2.8 on K-50

05-20-2019, 02:49 PM - 2 Likes	#6495
TerryL Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 850	Originally posted by pepperberry farm lens repair question - open for suggestions, comments, etc: I bought a beat-up SMC A 35-70 lens that has had the filter ring chewed/chipped/detonated off - I am thinking of attaching a step up ring so I can attach a hood and the lens will hold a lens cap... any suggestions on an epoxy for the lens-to-ring attachment? this is going to be a bodge of a job, so I'm not looking for rocket-science here.... will good old JB Weld to the trick or something else? I think any two part epoxy that you can pick up at Lowe's will work. Just choose your working time. Scuff the bonding area and wipe it clean.

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