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A Steamy Hosta with an old prime · **2 Likes**

**blues_hawk** · 07-09-2021, 04:37 PM

I went for a very muggy walk yesterday and wanted to make good on a promise I made to get some use out of my old Pentax primes. It was so wet I decided lens changing was a bad idea so I did the whole hike with a 50mm f1.4. I had people waiting, gear all over the bed, and no strap QR's on the old K50 so I used an adapter on my Oly em5ii with my pack straps and rain gear in case Elsa made a comeback. I can't recommend the combination as the 2x crop makes what is already a long lens on an aps-c(1.5) camera a bit TOO long and I had to do some tap dancing to get anything other than tight portraits and macro. The combo also weighs more than both my lightweight hiking lenses(oly 50-150 and 12-42 ez) combined. I hope the fast fifty doesn't decide to grow things again but I think it gave a nice soft look to these Hosta flowers.

**SelrahCharleS** · 07-09-2021, 04:49 PM

Very dreamy. Nice shot!

**angkymac** · 07-09-2021, 06:38 PM

Interesting composition, and interesting focus!
Angky.

**MikeNArk** · 07-09-2021, 07:10 PM

The soft focus makes the flowers seem to blend with their environment. Dreamy is accurate. I like it.

**PJ1** · 07-10-2021, 01:12 AM

The slightly soft focus works well on these flowers.

**blues_hawk** · 07-10-2021, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by PJ1

The slightly soft focus works well on these flowers.

Originally posted by MikeNArk

The soft focus makes the flowers seem to blend with their environment. Dreamy is accurate. I like it.

Originally posted by angkymac

Interesting composition, and interesting focus!
Angky.

Originally posted by SelrahCharleS

Very dreamy. Nice shot!

Thanks everybody!

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07-09-2021, 04:37 PM	#2
blues_hawk Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Patrick Co. Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,541 Original Poster	I went for a very muggy walk yesterday and wanted to make good on a promise I made to get some use out of my old Pentax primes. It was so wet I decided lens changing was a bad idea so I did the whole hike with a 50mm f1.4. I had people waiting, gear all over the bed, and no strap QR's on the old K50 so I used an adapter on my Oly em5ii with my pack straps and rain gear in case Elsa made a comeback. I can't recommend the combination as the 2x crop makes what is already a long lens on an aps-c(1.5) camera a bit TOO long and I had to do some tap dancing to get anything other than tight portraits and macro. The combo also weighs more than both my lightweight hiking lenses(oly 50-150 and 12-42 ez) combined. I hope the fast fifty doesn't decide to grow things again but I think it gave a nice soft look to these Hosta flowers.

07-09-2021, 04:49 PM	#3
SelrahCharleS Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 937	Very dreamy. Nice shot!

07-09-2021, 06:38 PM	#4
angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 9,032	Interesting composition, and interesting focus! Angky.

07-09-2021, 07:10 PM	#5
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,261	The soft focus makes the flowers seem to blend with their environment. Dreamy is accurate. I like it.

07-10-2021, 01:12 AM	#6
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,487	The slightly soft focus works well on these flowers.

07-10-2021, 01:40 PM	#7
blues_hawk Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Patrick Co. Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,541 Original Poster	Originally posted by PJ1 The slightly soft focus works well on these flowers. Originally posted by MikeNArk The soft focus makes the flowers seem to blend with their environment. Dreamy is accurate. I like it. Originally posted by angkymac Interesting composition, and interesting focus! Angky. Originally posted by SelrahCharleS Very dreamy. Nice shot! Thanks everybody!

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