prime, prime, everywhere a prime...

**pepperberry farm** · 12-06-2017, 02:29 PM

that's nothing short of a theft at $5....

**aslyfox** · 12-06-2017, 07:01 PM - **1 Like**

I like this lens

went to the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center to try the new K 3 II with some primes

photographed the Eagle Owl perched in the tree

first photo, pp only, no crop

second pp plus crop

hand held, natural light

**KC0PET** · 12-06-2017, 07:10 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

I enjoy spending other folks' money almost as much as spending my own....

Just like family

---------- Post added 12-06-17 at 08:21 PM ----------

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here. K-3 with M50 f/1.7

**paulh** · 12-07-2017, 10:05 AM

A couple from a recent outing at nearby Colleyville Nature Center. Industar 50-2 on *ist D. Cool little (and I mean 'little') lens and cheap entertainment at $25

Amphitheater in the woods:

Poison Ivy is beautiful this time of year

:

**KC0PET** · 12-07-2017, 08:05 PM - **1 Like**

More with the M 50 f/1.7. I think I got this one for about $17. Amazing what one can do with these cheap nifty 50's.

**aslyfox** · 12-08-2017, 09:11 PM - **2 Likes**

a series of three of a Cardinal feeding on a berry in a tree

cropped and pp

ChristianRock · 12-08-2017, 10:06 PM - **3 Likes**

Some bokeh from the Sigma 30 1.4 Art

**KC0PET** · 12-08-2017, 10:07 PM - **1 Like**

And more with the M50 f/1.7. I did spruce up the contrast and colors.

**ivanvernon** · 12-08-2017, 11:58 PM - **2 Likes**

A few flowers from this summer using the K-1 and some 135mm, of which there are 4 or 5 in my collection. I will hazard a guess that this is the Pentax Takumar 135mm f 2.8 K mount.

**pepperberry farm** · 12-09-2017, 05:19 AM - **3 Likes**

possibly the best sunset I've captured with the Porst - the coatings on this lens normally do not do well with direct blasts of sunlight:

**paulh** · 12-10-2017, 10:01 AM

A couple more from mid-November with the Industar 50-2:

**KC0PET** · 12-10-2017, 08:59 PM - **1 Like**

This lens showed up yesterday, a little Christmas present to myself. I have been watching the used market for quite some time now, but Amazon offered an awfully good deal here recently. I think this is only the third brand new lens I have bought in K mount. I had a Tokina/Vivitar 17mm lens back in the film days that I loved because of the FOV and the incredible hyper focal range. I had hoped that the DA15 would fill that niche, but it is a different lens (don't get me wrong, I do love the DA15). My initial impression is favorable so far. The other option is the Venus Laowa 12mm, but the $950 price tag is a deal killer for me. Anyway I will post photos in the coming days...

**pepperberry farm** · 12-11-2017, 05:24 AM

looking forward to seeing shots with that 10mm, Rick...

**pepperberry farm** · 12-11-2017, 05:26 AM - **1 Like**

**pepperberry farm** · 12-11-2017, 05:28 AM

a quick study of bokeh balls with the Porst:

at f2.8:

at f1.2:

12-09-2017, 05:19 AM - 3 Likes	#2530
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679 Original Poster	K-3 with Porst Color Reflex MC Auto 55mm f1.2 possibly the best sunset I've captured with the Porst - the coatings on this lens normally do not do well with direct blasts of sunlight:

12-11-2017, 05:26 AM - 1 Like	#2534
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679 Original Poster	K-3 with Porst Color Reflex MC Auto 55mm f1.2

12-11-2017, 05:28 AM	#2535
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679 Original Poster	K-3 with Porst Color Reflex MC Auto 55mm f1.2 a quick study of bokeh balls with the Porst: at f2.8: at f1.2:

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12-06-2017, 02:29 PM	#2521
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679 Original Poster	that's nothing short of a theft at $5....

12-06-2017, 07:10 PM - 3 Likes	#2523
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	Originally posted by pepperberry farm I enjoy spending other folks' money almost as much as spending my own.... Just like family ---------- Post added 12-06-17 at 08:21 PM ---------- It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here. K-3 with M50 f/1.7

12-07-2017, 10:05 AM	#2524
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,273	A couple from a recent outing at nearby Colleyville Nature Center. Industar 50-2 on *ist D. Cool little (and I mean 'little') lens and cheap entertainment at $25 Amphitheater in the woods: Poison Ivy is beautiful this time of year :

12-07-2017, 08:05 PM - 1 Like	#2525
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	More with the M 50 f/1.7. I think I got this one for about $17. Amazing what one can do with these cheap nifty 50's.

12-08-2017, 10:06 PM - 3 Likes	#2527
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Some bokeh from the Sigma 30 1.4 Art

12-08-2017, 10:07 PM - 1 Like	#2528
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	And more with the M50 f/1.7. I did spruce up the contrast and colors.

12-10-2017, 10:01 AM	#2531
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,273	A couple more from mid-November with the Industar 50-2:

12-10-2017, 08:59 PM - 1 Like	#2532
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	This lens showed up yesterday, a little Christmas present to myself. I have been watching the used market for quite some time now, but Amazon offered an awfully good deal here recently. I think this is only the third brand new lens I have bought in K mount. I had a Tokina/Vivitar 17mm lens back in the film days that I loved because of the FOV and the incredible hyper focal range. I had hoped that the DA15 would fill that niche, but it is a different lens (don't get me wrong, I do love the DA15). My initial impression is favorable so far. The other option is the Venus Laowa 12mm, but the $950 price tag is a deal killer for me. Anyway I will post photos in the coming days...

12-11-2017, 05:24 AM	#2533
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679 Original Poster	looking forward to seeing shots with that 10mm, Rick...