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edri · 10-03-2019, 07:02 AM

It is made of metal, without a rubber sleeve. I must have gloves when it's cold. It is not a pleasant sensation to keep your fingers on the metal at low temperatures.

**BruceBanner** · 10-03-2019, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by edri

It is made of metal, without a rubber sleeve. I must have gloves when it's cold. It is not a pleasant sensation to keep your fingers on the metal at low temperatures.

Ah, I see. Well...;

a) You would likely have gloves on anyway in that climate?

b) You can invest in a rubber focus ring that goes around the focus ring and zoom to aid in this regard if using bare hand?

(sorry... just trying to be helpful, I thought you meant at first it was not handling something about a snow scene very well, like colour cast etc hahaha)

nocturnal · 10-04-2019, 07:53 PM - **4 Likes**

My only holiday this year

5star accommodation 4 days wild camping trip in County Donegal, Ireland. This is very nearly the most northern point in Ireland with the Atlantic Ocean right on my front door.

It is also a fairly good dark sky area although not one star was seen as it rained every evening and night with 100% overcast skies.

Beautiful place but attrition to get to having to climb around cliffs, rocky outcrops and having to build a bridge across a river. It was worth it for the solitude, I do not do campsites where others ruin the entire experience!

This mountain equipment tent does camouflage in well for stealth

DirkWitten · 10-05-2019, 02:44 AM

Originally posted by edri

It is made of metal, without a rubber sleeve. I must have gloves when it's cold. It is not a pleasant sensation to keep your fingers on the metal at low temperatures.

Metal is like the male hand, sturdy and durable

Maybe you can use bracelets made of silicone, I do so with the Sigma DC Art lenses.

**Crooski** · 10-05-2019, 09:25 AM - **6 Likes**

DA 20-40mm with bare hand (Großglockner)

yorik · 10-05-2019, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by Crooski

DA 20-40mm with bare hand (Großglockner)

A strong and sturdy hand?

(nice photo, by the way)

**Crooski** · 10-06-2019, 02:32 AM

Thank you yorik

**Des** · 10-09-2019, 02:42 PM - **4 Likes**

A fine lens for flower shots.

**BruceBanner** · 10-09-2019, 02:56 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Des

A fine lens for flower shots.

Nice work Des and I couldn't agree with you more. Those 9 elements and rounded aperture blades are just sublime for bokeh rendering! I have found putting the 20-40 on the K-1 in FF mode is even better as you can take a little more advantage of that DoF crush;

It really is a gorgeous lens.

**Crooski** · 10-10-2019, 09:10 AM - **5 Likes**

Achensee railway line Austria

**csa** · 10-11-2019, 10:16 AM

Beautiful shots; love the flowers, and landscape. I must admit my favorite is the last, railway! Great capture, and the brilliant colors really pop!

nocturnal · 10-12-2019, 01:42 AM - **1 Like**

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Originally posted by BruceBanner

Nice work Des and I couldn't agree with you more. Those 9 elements and rounded aperture blades are just sublime for bokeh rendering! I have found putting the 20-40 on the K-1 in FF mode is even better as you can take a little more advantage of that DoF crush;

It really is a gorgeous lens.

+1 to this and what Des wrote above. It is beautiful for close ups due to the sharpness, 3D pop, colours and bokeh. I first tried it when I got it whilst drinking cider celebrating a new arrival, not a baby but this lens

and I photographed the cold bottle I was drinking from using the 40mm end and I thought WoW

Recently I tried older film lenses again for similar photos, like the M50 f1.4 and others and they do not compare. Time to flog them to Sony MILC users who like buying them but to be honest I couldn't go back to them again.

**Des** · 10-16-2019, 12:12 AM - **4 Likes**

South Gippsland sunrise. KP + DA 20-40mm Ltd at 40mm.

X-posted from sunrises thread.

**BruceBanner** · 10-16-2019, 12:37 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by nocturnal

O

+1 to this and what Des wrote above. It is beautiful for close ups due to the sharpness, 3D pop, colours and bokeh. I first tried it when I got it whilst drinking cider celebrating a new arrival, not a baby but this lens

and I photographed the cold bottle I was drinking from using the 40mm end and I thought WoW

Recently I tried older film lenses again for similar photos, like the M50 f1.4 and others and they do not compare. Time to flog them to Sony MILC users who like buying them but to be honest I couldn't go back to them again.

Yeah some complain that it's f4 at 40mm, but the way it renders it's not really much of an issue for me. One of the nicest f4 bokeh going around imo (trumped only by the FA ltds).

nocturnal · 10-16-2019, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by BruceBanner

Yeah some complain that it's f4 at 40mm, but the way it renders it's not really much of an issue for me. One of the nicest f4 bokeh going around imo (trumped only by the FA ltds).

Indeed, this is one of the reasons it whops all of those legacy lenses, the K, the M, the A, the F series etc.

Do the FA Ltds beat it at F4 though?

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10-03-2019, 07:02 AM	#721
edri Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: walking in the air Posts: 1,315	It is made of metal, without a rubber sleeve. I must have gloves when it's cold. It is not a pleasant sensation to keep your fingers on the metal at low temperatures.

10-03-2019, 02:04 PM	#722
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,405	Originally posted by edri It is made of metal, without a rubber sleeve. I must have gloves when it's cold. It is not a pleasant sensation to keep your fingers on the metal at low temperatures. Ah, I see. Well...; a) You would likely have gloves on anyway in that climate? b) You can invest in a rubber focus ring that goes around the focus ring and zoom to aid in this regard if using bare hand? (sorry... just trying to be helpful, I thought you meant at first it was not handling something about a snow scene very well, like colour cast etc hahaha)

10-05-2019, 02:44 AM	#724
DirkWitten Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Ruhrgebiet / Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 57	Originally posted by edri It is made of metal, without a rubber sleeve. I must have gloves when it's cold. It is not a pleasant sensation to keep your fingers on the metal at low temperatures. Metal is like the male hand, sturdy and durable Maybe you can use bracelets made of silicone, I do so with the Sigma DC Art lenses.

10-05-2019, 11:12 AM	#726
yorik Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Scotts Valley, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 991	Originally posted by Crooski DA 20-40mm with bare hand (Großglockner) A strong and sturdy hand? (nice photo, by the way)

10-06-2019, 02:32 AM	#727
Crooski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Rozenburg , Zuid-Holland Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,683	Thank you yorik

10-09-2019, 02:42 PM - 4 Likes	#728
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	A fine lens for flower shots.

10-09-2019, 02:56 PM - 3 Likes	#729
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,405	Originally posted by Des A fine lens for flower shots. Nice work Des and I couldn't agree with you more. Those 9 elements and rounded aperture blades are just sublime for bokeh rendering! I have found putting the 20-40 on the K-1 in FF mode is even better as you can take a little more advantage of that DoF crush; It really is a gorgeous lens.

10-11-2019, 10:16 AM	#731
csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	Beautiful shots; love the flowers, and landscape. I must admit my favorite is the last, railway! Great capture, and the brilliant colors really pop!

10-12-2019, 01:42 AM - 1 Like	#732
nocturnal Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 507	O Originally posted by BruceBanner Nice work Des and I couldn't agree with you more. Those 9 elements and rounded aperture blades are just sublime for bokeh rendering! I have found putting the 20-40 on the K-1 in FF mode is even better as you can take a little more advantage of that DoF crush; It really is a gorgeous lens. +1 to this and what Des wrote above. It is beautiful for close ups due to the sharpness, 3D pop, colours and bokeh. I first tried it when I got it whilst drinking cider celebrating a new arrival, not a baby but this lens and I photographed the cold bottle I was drinking from using the 40mm end and I thought WoW Recently I tried older film lenses again for similar photos, like the M50 f1.4 and others and they do not compare. Time to flog them to Sony MILC users who like buying them but to be honest I couldn't go back to them again.

10-16-2019, 12:12 AM - 4 Likes	#733
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,423	South Gippsland sunrise. KP + DA 20-40mm Ltd at 40mm. X-posted from sunrises thread.

10-16-2019, 12:37 PM - 2 Likes	#734
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,405	Originally posted by nocturnal O +1 to this and what Des wrote above. It is beautiful for close ups due to the sharpness, 3D pop, colours and bokeh. I first tried it when I got it whilst drinking cider celebrating a new arrival, not a baby but this lens and I photographed the cold bottle I was drinking from using the 40mm end and I thought WoW Recently I tried older film lenses again for similar photos, like the M50 f1.4 and others and they do not compare. Time to flog them to Sony MILC users who like buying them but to be honest I couldn't go back to them again. Yeah some complain that it's f4 at 40mm, but the way it renders it's not really much of an issue for me. One of the nicest f4 bokeh going around imo (trumped only by the FA ltds).

10-16-2019, 01:38 PM	#735
nocturnal Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 507	Originally posted by BruceBanner Yeah some complain that it's f4 at 40mm, but the way it renders it's not really much of an issue for me. One of the nicest f4 bokeh going around imo (trumped only by the FA ltds). Indeed, this is one of the reasons it whops all of those legacy lenses, the K, the M, the A, the F series etc. Do the FA Ltds beat it at F4 though?