Sports Karting photo's...who needs autofocus ;0

Karting photo's...-NEW- pictures from 09 Okt · 03:13 PM

Hi

I would like to share you some photo's I made today at the karting circuit in Lelystad in The Netherlands. I am driving my own kart as well so that's why I am there but I do make also (nearly) every weekend photo's from the others. So I would like to share you all some.
The pictures I am going to share are taken with my Pentax K20D in combination with my manual focus! Pentax-M 135mm 1:3.5 lens. I do use normaly my Pentax-DA* 16-50 1:2.8 but that one is going back to Pentax right now for a repair and I liked to try the old fashioned way :P
The Exif information is there, and if you look at them you will notice the focallength of 85mm, that's a mistake by me by setting up the SR

That's because I had in first instance my Pentax-A 50mm 1:1.2 combined with my Pentax-F 1,7x AF adapter attached but the autofocus couldn't keep it up :P
So put my Pentax-M 135 1:3.5 on it and forgot to set the focallength to the right one.
So who needs autofocus ?

hehe
Well let's stop the talk and post some pictures...

Adam · 10-03-2010, 04:37 PM

Not bad- 3 and 5 look like they're just about perfect!

pickles · 10-03-2010, 06:05 PM

Good stuff....manual focus....takes me back....having to work out depth of field, get just the right shutter speed to show movement......and the absolute joy of seeing a developed print come out perfectly!
I used to be very happy sometimes if even just one image out of a 36 role came out perfectly....and I mean.....perfectly......pin sharp race car image, wheels blurred, & blurred background!
Cheers, Pickles.

digadv · 10-03-2010, 07:04 PM

Nice job on these.

Priyantha Bleeker · 10-10-2010, 02:32 AM

Hi guys

Some new pictures taken yesterday.
I made the pictures with the following equipment:
- Pentax K20D+grip
- Pentax-M 135mm 1:3.5
- Pentax-M 200mm 1:4
- Panagor PMC AUTO TELE f=135mm 1:2.8

First the pictures taken with the Pentax-M 135mm 1:3.5

1

2

3

4. Unfortunately the nose outside the frame

Next pictures are taken with the Panagor 135mm !

5

6. I wished that I had put the Pentax-M 200 1:4 on that time

7

8

9

Next pictures are all taken with the Pentax-M 200 1:4

10. There was a big crash with a very young kid, he drove over some other kid and flipped upside down...horrible crash but to my knowledge right now he is doing fine apart a broken bone(in Dutch sleutelbeen don't know the English word).

11

12. Nice youngster with great big eyes

Well I am looking forward for some feedback

Thanks in advance
--
Greetings, Priyantha Bleeker

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10-03-2010, 06:05 PM	#3
pickles Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: melbourne Posts: 937	Good stuff....manual focus....takes me back....having to work out depth of field, get just the right shutter speed to show movement......and the absolute joy of seeing a developed print come out perfectly! I used to be very happy sometimes if even just one image out of a 36 role came out perfectly....and I mean.....perfectly......pin sharp race car image, wheels blurred, & blurred background! Cheers, Pickles.

10-03-2010, 07:04 PM	#4
digadv Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 52	Nice job on these.

10-10-2010, 02:32 AM	#5
Priyantha Bleeker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 190 Original Poster	Hi guys Some new pictures taken yesterday. I made the pictures with the following equipment: - Pentax K20D+grip - Pentax-M 135mm 1:3.5 - Pentax-M 200mm 1:4 - Panagor PMC AUTO TELE f=135mm 1:2.8 First the pictures taken with the Pentax-M 135mm 1:3.5 1 2 3 4. Unfortunately the nose outside the frame Next pictures are taken with the Panagor 135mm ! 5 6. I wished that I had put the Pentax-M 200 1:4 on that time 7 8 9 *Next pictures are all taken with the Pentax-M 200 1:4* 10. There was a big crash with a very young kid, he drove over some other kid and flipped upside down...horrible crash but to my knowledge right now he is doing fine apart a broken bone(in Dutch sleutelbeen don't know the English word). 11 12. Nice youngster with great big eyes Well I am looking forward for some feedback Thanks in advance -- Greetings, Priyantha Bleeker