prime, prime, everywhere a prime...

**KC0PET** · 12-22-2019, 05:32 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by Aaron28

nice! tis a sweet lens....use mine often but not very good at using it wide open yet

Yes, will be a learning curve. I have had f/1.4 lenses in the past and never really mastered wide open shooting.

Here are a few first shots. Lots of failures, particularly getting the focus where I want it.

**pepperberry farm** · 12-22-2019, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by KC0PET

Yes, will be a learning curve. I have had f/1.4 lenses in the past and never really mastered wide open shooting.

Here are a few first shots. Lots of failures, particularly getting the focus where I want it.

for me, it is always practice, practice, practice...

**KC0PET** · 12-22-2019, 06:21 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

for me, it is always practice, practice, practice...

Yes, I believe that is the way

Grippy · 12-22-2019, 07:57 PM - **4 Likes**

P3II1567

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Gary H Perth · 12-23-2019, 03:28 AM - **3 Likes**

K70 with D FA 50mm macro

The trees are over 40m away, but the flowers were at close to minimum focusing distance, handheld at arms length with LV and autofocusing. All shots are camera JPEGs, cleaned up just a tiny bit with Microsoft Photos, no clever PP

**pepperberry farm** · 12-23-2019, 04:00 AM - **2 Likes**

**pepperberry farm** · 12-23-2019, 04:09 AM - **5 Likes**

**pepperberry farm** · 12-23-2019, 04:11 AM - **2 Likes**

Aaron28 · 12-23-2019, 07:08 AM - **1 Like**

3 frame....55/f1.8 mamiya/sekor m42...k-50

Aaron28 · 12-23-2019, 08:16 AM - **2 Likes**

another 3 frame.....suntar 35/f2.8 m42...k-50

**paulh** · 12-23-2019, 02:09 PM - **2 Likes**

Super Tak 35/3.5 on K10D - Merry Christmas!

**aslyfox** · 12-23-2019, 04:38 PM - **1 Like**

took my K P out to play today for the first time and of course I went to the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center

here I was using the SMC Pentax-FA 77mm 1.8 Limited

standing at the little bridge and mallards silently flew over my head from behind and came into land

two different sets minutes apart

I think the result isn't bad for quick snap photos

Gary H Perth · 12-24-2019, 05:04 AM - **3 Likes**

Tokina RMC 200mm f2.5 with K-70

I dusted off the old 200mm lens and walked around the garden this afternoon to see how it would perform on a high-res system. The answer - quite good. These are out-of-camera jpegs, with minor tweaks to sharpen and brighten the colours only, and cropped to show the interesting subject. The pic of the dragon pot has not been touched. Being able to read the label on a 12mm diameter hose at about 5m distance is impressive, but remember for this lens minimum focus is 2.5metres.

I added some comments and rated it in the Third-Party Lens Reviews, it's probably a bit behind my Pentax-M 200mm f4 so I gave it an Overall 8.

**aslyfox** · 12-24-2019, 05:18 AM - **1 Like**

another from my first efforts with the KP

Male Sumatran Tiger at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center

KP + SMC Pentax-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited

**KC0PET** · 12-24-2019, 07:56 AM - **2 Likes**

More with FA 50 f/1.4 wide open

12-23-2019, 04:00 AM - 2 Likes	#8646
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,766 Original Poster	K-5 IIs with Super Takumar 35mm f2

12-23-2019, 04:09 AM - 5 Likes	#8647
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,766 Original Poster	K-3 with Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f1.4 SL II

12-23-2019, 04:11 AM - 2 Likes	#8648
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,766 Original Poster	K-3 with Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f1.4 SL II

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KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	Originally posted by Aaron28 nice! tis a sweet lens....use mine often but not very good at using it wide open yet Yes, will be a learning curve. I have had f/1.4 lenses in the past and never really mastered wide open shooting. Here are a few first shots. Lots of failures, particularly getting the focus where I want it.

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pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,766 Original Poster	Originally posted by KC0PET Yes, will be a learning curve. I have had f/1.4 lenses in the past and never really mastered wide open shooting. Here are a few first shots. Lots of failures, particularly getting the focus where I want it. for me, it is always practice, practice, practice...

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KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	Originally posted by pepperberry farm for me, it is always practice, practice, practice... Yes, I believe that is the way

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