Machinery DA* 55 F1.4 on Full Frame Body

DA* 55 F1.4 on Full Frame Body · 08:41 PM

14 x Shot Focus stack using Helicon Focus lite, shot with FA31 + Metz 58 AF II and LightPro Softbox for Fill Flash.

for those of you who wondered if DA* 55 is a Full Frame Lens , stay tuned for test shots.

disco_owner · 05-31-2014, 08:21 AM

Wow !! 100 Views so Far but not 1 comment about DA* being a FF lens

. Amazing

**todd** · 05-31-2014, 09:32 AM

That's cool that it's FF! I wish I had one!

What's taking so long with those test shots!?

**Mikesul** · 05-31-2014, 01:58 PM

Ok, this is great gear porn but do you have some picture of how it performs with 36mpx and full frame? Thanks for showing the beauty.

disco_owner · 05-31-2014, 08:01 PM

Thanks guys , It may take some time for me to compile a few diferrent images together and post them up , would it pay for me to set up a sharpness chart on a wall and take a few shots at diferent apertures?

disco_owner · 05-31-2014, 11:28 PM - **1 Like**

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**Rondec** · 06-01-2014, 02:56 AM

Looks good to me. Hope that Pentax has some news for us this fall...

disco_owner · 06-01-2014, 03:33 AM

Hopefully Pentax FF isn't too far away , DA*55 simply shines on a 36 Mpixel Fullframe sensor
, the only drawback it has is not having AF and without an aperture ring its hard to tell what aperture youre taking the shot at , its easy to tell when you're at extreme ends Min and Max Aperture of DA*55 but ofcourse not many shoot all their shots at F1.4 or F22.

Na Horuk · 06-01-2014, 09:02 AM

I subscribed to this thread without commenting

Reason is that I remember this lens being tested on film cameras and its image circle is adequate.
And yes, I wish Pentax would bring aperture ring back to its lenses. At least for the primes.

Those test photos look really great. Could you maybe upload a full sized one with exif data? Maybe to one of those websites that allow file sharing

disco_owner · 06-02-2014, 09:45 PM

Originally posted by Na Horuk

I subscribed to this thread without commenting

Reason is that I remember this lens being tested on film cameras and its image circle is adequate.
And yes, I wish Pentax would bring aperture ring back to its lenses. At least for the primes.

Those test photos look really great. Could you maybe upload a full sized one with exif data? Maybe to one of those websites that allow file sharing

Sure , I've Just signed up for Dropbox , I will upload a few Full Size Jpeg images and link them to this page , my 1st Impression with DA*55 on a FF Sensor has been really positive , The only problem I will have would be incomplete Exif Data there will be no aperture settings. I thought I would try using my K-5 and A-50 on Shutter Priority to get the aperture information that way with matching ISO on the 2 cameras. Might work and I can Manually Document it all.

Bondezire · 06-03-2014, 03:24 AM

Personally, I prefer this one tandem

ILCE-7r + FA*85/1.4

disco_owner · 06-03-2014, 06:02 AM

Nice Boderzire , but there is already a "Gear Porn" Thread on this Forum for this type of X-rated images , but if you must I'll throw another one in here.

LFLee · 06-03-2014, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by Bondezire

Personally, I prefer this one tandem

ILCE-7r + FA*85/1.4

would love to see some test shots with this combo!

lesmore49 · 06-03-2014, 06:44 PM

I may be in the minority, but to my eye a number of the test shots look soft...some out of focus... for the most part. This is not meant to be offensive, I'm just reporting what I see looking at the pictures provided.

I don't know what F stop was used....but I would be interested in seeing some shots at F 8.

disco_owner · 06-03-2014, 07:20 PM

Originally posted by lesmore49

I may be in the minority, but to my eye a number of the test shots look soft...some out of focus... for the most part. This is not meant to be offensive, I'm just reporting what I see looking at the pictures provided.

I don't know what F stop was used....but I would be interested in seeing some shots at F 8.

Non Taken, Les I appreciate the feedback.

The way the Adaptor is designed there is no aperture markings on the Aperture Ring , it's hard to know what aperture your shooting at when you Turn the Ring to stop down unless the actual lens itself has an aperture ring. ;-) I took most of these wideopen or close to Wideopen. Unless I mark the aperture ring I'm hard pressed to know what aperture exactly? Do you have any suggestions ?? or should I just take some random shots Stopped Down, can anyone suggest a Method ? perhaps.

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05-31-2014, 08:21 AM	#2
disco_owner Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,629 Original Poster	Wow !! 100 Views so Far but not 1 comment about DA* being a FF lens . Amazing

05-31-2014, 09:32 AM	#3
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,800	That's cool that it's FF! I wish I had one! What's taking so long with those test shots!?

05-31-2014, 01:58 PM	#4
Mikesul Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,594	Ok, this is great gear porn but do you have some picture of how it performs with 36mpx and full frame? Thanks for showing the beauty.

05-31-2014, 08:01 PM	#5
disco_owner Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,629 Original Poster	Thanks guys , It may take some time for me to compile a few diferrent images together and post them up , would it pay for me to set up a sharpness chart on a wall and take a few shots at diferent apertures?

05-31-2014, 11:28 PM - 1 Like	#6
disco_owner Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,629 Original Poster	disco_owner's Album: DA * 55 1.4 on Sony A7R Test shots - PentaxForums.com

06-01-2014, 02:56 AM	#7
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,663	Looks good to me. Hope that Pentax has some news for us this fall...

06-01-2014, 03:33 AM	#8
disco_owner Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,629 Original Poster	Hopefully Pentax FF isn't too far away , DA55 simply shines on a 36 Mpixel Fullframe sensor , the only drawback it has is not having AF and without an aperture ring its hard to tell what aperture youre taking the shot at , its easy to tell when you're at extreme ends Min and Max Aperture of DA55 but ofcourse not many shoot all their shots at F1.4 or F22.

06-01-2014, 09:02 AM	#9
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	I subscribed to this thread without commenting Reason is that I remember this lens being tested on film cameras and its image circle is adequate. And yes, I wish Pentax would bring aperture ring back to its lenses. At least for the primes. Those test photos look really great. Could you maybe upload a full sized one with exif data? Maybe to one of those websites that allow file sharing

06-02-2014, 09:45 PM	#10
disco_owner Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,629 Original Poster	Originally posted by Na Horuk I subscribed to this thread without commenting Reason is that I remember this lens being tested on film cameras and its image circle is adequate. And yes, I wish Pentax would bring aperture ring back to its lenses. At least for the primes. Those test photos look really great. Could you maybe upload a full sized one with exif data? Maybe to one of those websites that allow file sharing Sure , I've Just signed up for Dropbox , I will upload a few Full Size Jpeg images and link them to this page , my 1st Impression with DA*55 on a FF Sensor has been really positive , The only problem I will have would be incomplete Exif Data there will be no aperture settings. I thought I would try using my K-5 and A-50 on Shutter Priority to get the aperture information that way with matching ISO on the 2 cameras. Might work and I can Manually Document it all.

06-03-2014, 03:24 AM	#11
Bondezire Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SPb Posts: 145	Personally, I prefer this one tandem ILCE-7r + FA*85/1.4

06-03-2014, 06:02 AM	#12
disco_owner Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,629 Original Poster	Nice Boderzire , but there is already a "Gear Porn" Thread on this Forum for this type of X-rated images , but if you must I'll throw another one in here.

06-03-2014, 10:32 AM	#13
LFLee Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,292	Originally posted by Bondezire Personally, I prefer this one tandem ILCE-7r + FA*85/1.4 would love to see some test shots with this combo!

06-03-2014, 06:44 PM	#14
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,350	I may be in the minority, but to my eye a number of the test shots look soft...some out of focus... for the most part. This is not meant to be offensive, I'm just reporting what I see looking at the pictures provided. I don't know what F stop was used....but I would be interested in seeing some shots at F 8.

06-03-2014, 07:20 PM	#15
disco_owner Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,629 Original Poster	Originally posted by lesmore49 I may be in the minority, but to my eye a number of the test shots look soft...some out of focus... for the most part. This is not meant to be offensive, I'm just reporting what I see looking at the pictures provided. I don't know what F stop was used....but I would be interested in seeing some shots at F 8. Non Taken, Les I appreciate the feedback. The way the Adaptor is designed there is no aperture markings on the Aperture Ring , it's hard to know what aperture your shooting at when you Turn the Ring to stop down unless the actual lens itself has an aperture ring. ;-) I took most of these wideopen or close to Wideopen. Unless I mark the aperture ring I'm hard pressed to know what aperture exactly? Do you have any suggestions ?? or should I just take some random shots Stopped Down, can anyone suggest a Method ? perhaps.