My K20D is Back and much better for the secret spa treatment. Still front focuses a tad with the Tammy 28-75mm. (Lens is fine on the k100d) I haven't run the focus chart tests yet. Soon.

The VF is much brighter now. AF works better although it front focuses a tad. It meters correctly across the board which is welcomed with the onboard flash. Haven't tried the 360 on it yet.

These are a batch showing off my Seikanon 28-80mm f/3.5-4.5. MF but it worked! Used a 250 micro converter with it. The non macro are shot with the Tammy. I picked a pestle and AF hit it and really did focus on it. Wow!

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[RichardS]

Stunning! #4, #6 and #8.

[LaRee]

Wow I love the treatments you have on these. Really beautiful.

btw, I missed why you had to send your k20d in. Sorry to ask you to repeat yourself!

[sajmmiller]

Beautiful! I like numbers 4 and 8 the best.

Amazingly lovely series. Especially like no.4 and the last 2. The secret spa treatment must be really refreshing.

[Corros]

Wow, I love the first and last the most. But they're all very good.

[metroeloise]

Stunning! #4, #6 and #8.

Shucks! They are! Something very satisfying about the shoot and the feeling I had in Looking for the shots. Thank you.

Wow I love the treatments you have on these. Really beautiful.

Thank you. I am learning more about how to get around Lr. Reading up on Ps and will take the plunge soon. Everything I did to these so far is basic in Lr.

btw, I missed why you had to send your k20d in. Sorry to ask you to repeat yourself!

No, no! Please. I Thinkin it is a grace we get from the internet... We get to learn. My k20d came with a faulty AF, and other inner workings. Metering, dark screen, exposure, and the give away: extreme front focusing. Asked, Learned, Adapted... Eventually I knew it wasn't user error and time to send in. Then I happened on the refurbished k100d deal. Wow what a difference! "Little Brother" shined and kick some dust up into k20d's sensor. Did side by side three lens rotations, embarrassing.

But this one's back! I call it a secret spa (felt like I was sending off to Oz) because on the return, Pentax never confirmed arrival, there was a receipt an no description of what was wrong... Understandably. Turn around time about 2 weeks.

And it is amazing. Shines over the k100d. That one is destined to become IR.

I will post some cool show off pictures soon. (Work gets in the way )

Beautiful! I like numbers 4 and 8 the best.

Me too! Thanks.

Amazingly lovely series. Especially like no.4 and the last 2. The secret spa treatment must be really refreshing.

"Rub-rub here; rub-rub there..."

Wow, I love the first and last the most. But they're all very good.

Thank you! Me Too! (They are all my favorites really... ) Thinking to try both taking away the green in the background and bring it up some too. Will see. Excited to be learning Ps!

Thank you all.

[roentarre]

All very beautiful. Wonderful images.

Really well done, I think these are possibly the best images you have posted to date (taking into account of course the fact that all observations are subjective).

[gawan]

Very interesting studies of different colour handling! Love the results!

[metroeloise]

All very beautiful. Wonderful images.

Thank you.

Really well done, I think these are possibly the best images you have posted to date (taking into account of course the fact that all observations are subjective).

WoW! Thank You Garry. I think so too. Something about looking for the shot. Having the camera be OK now I can relax. Now just some time. Planed an outing every morning after work this week and the flat out dismal flat gray rain drove me to bed... I need some fog or some sunshine. (Live in the NW)

Very interesting studies of different colour handling! Love the results!

Next (or very soon) I will get a sypder and calibrate! Also my lesson plan for Ps Mastery () is to start layers and masks the weekend after this one. I like these so much I am sure I will try thing on them!

Thanks Everyone !