The M Club!

Sean Nelson · 06-04-2009, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by jsherman999

.Been meaning to take this baby out more, haven't got around to it - but I took just a couple snapshots this afternoon, and was reminded how sharp it is:

I find the backgrounds in the full frame shots to be distracting, but I really like that last crop!

pschlute · 06-08-2009, 04:17 AM

Gave this little lens an outing at the weekend.

8540tomg · 06-08-2009, 12:47 PM

Simply divine pschlute.

I'm getting more and more impressed
with that M 20mm.

Tom G.

chhayanat · 06-08-2009, 02:55 PM

The SMCP-M 20/4 seems to produce very attractive colours and is sharp as well. Both shots of the church by Pschlute are very welcome evidence of his talent for composition and the quality of the Pentax lens.

pschlute · 06-08-2009, 04:33 PM

Thanks for the comments guys, but I think the lens is the star

jsherman999 · 06-08-2009, 06:04 PM

Originally posted by pschlute

Gave this little lens an outing at the weekend.

pschlute, you've just won the "Best M 20 f/4 Shot" award!

I bet you didn't even know that award existed, but you just won it!

Seriously, great work with my one of my all-time favorite M's. I'd love to to see more from you with that baby.

PS: what kind of PP was done there, if any? I love whatever you did, looks like subtle HDR, perfectly done.

.

pschlute · 06-09-2009, 01:36 AM

Jay. thank you for your very kind comments. I have a few more with the M20mm from the same location on my Flickr site: St. Martha on the Hill - a set on Flickr

I agree the picture does have an appearance of HDR, but it is a single exposure. I use Silkypix DS, and had to use the gamma slider to lighten the brickwork a bit, and I upped the contrast a tad. I darkened the blue of the sky in Silkypix also. Then resize to 1000px wide and apply USM 80/0.6/0

Some of the other pictures of the church on my flickr site I saved as a tiff first, then opened in PSElements and darkenened the sky using blend mode multiply.

Getting the exposure right in the camera for this shot was tricky as the white clouds were blowing the exposure. If I corrected for them the result was the brickwork was too dark and would need too much gamma adjustment to brighten them up. So i bracketed and used a compromise as my basis for raw processing.

Peter

Marc Sabatella · 06-09-2009, 09:17 AM

Actually, it's the clouds that kind of give away this is a "real" shot - an HDR approach would probably have saved more detail there. And made it that much less realistic-looking, IMHO. Great shot as is!

This lens has been at the back of my mind for a while as I've been toying with the idea of getting the DA15 or 21 at some point. The recent price increases have started to make the M20/4 look that much better in comparison. Now I do wish I had bitten when someone was auctioning a camera with M20/4, A50/2.8 macro, and an "M" telephoto lens I don't have - either the 120 or 150 - and someone won the auction at barely over $200.

jsherman999 · 06-09-2009, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by Marc Sabatella

Actually, it's the clouds that kind of give away this is a "real" shot - an HDR approach would probably have saved more detail there. And made it that much less realistic-looking, IMHO. Great shot as is!

This lens has been at the back of my mind for a while as I've been toying with the idea of getting the DA15 or 21 at some point. The recent price increases have started to make the M20/4 look that much better in comparison. Now I do wish I had bitten when someone was auctioning a camera with M20/4, A50/2.8 macro, and an "M" telephoto lens I don't have - either the 120 or 150 - and someone won the auction at barely over $200.

Oh, lord, don't tell me that.

I bought my M 20 f/4 for $160, but I think it would cost around 200-250 to
replace it now. A 50 2.8 macro = at least 100 for a rough copy, maybe 180
for a good copy, M 120 = $150, M 150 = $75 or so... so those lenses were
worth $375 to $580 or so depending on condition. Not to mention that they
are all optically superb.

The day I found my M 20 f.4 in a hoodie pocket (thought it had been stolen) was
a very good day.

.

jsherman999 · 06-09-2009, 12:38 PM

Originally posted by pschlute

Jay. thank you for your very kind comments. I have a few more with the M20mm from the same location on my Flickr site: St. Martha on the Hill - a set on Flickr

I agree the picture does have an appearance of HDR, but it is a single exposure. I use Silkypix DS, and had to use the gamma slider to lighten the brickwork a bit, and I upped the contrast a tad. I darkened the blue of the sky in Silkypix also. Then resize to 1000px wide and apply USM 80/0.6/0

Some of the other pictures of the church on my flickr site I saved as a tiff first, then opened in PSElements and darkenened the sky using blend mode multiply.

Getting the exposure right in the camera for this shot was tricky as the white clouds were blowing the exposure. If I corrected for them the result was the brickwork was too dark and would need too much gamma adjustment to brighten them up. So i bracketed and used a compromise as my basis for raw processing.

Peter

Peter, excellent work.

Trojan_Llama · 06-10-2009, 02:48 PM

My Number One dog Wolfy.

K110D and a SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1:1.7 at ISO 200 and f2.8 today:

pschlute · 06-11-2009, 01:27 AM

Lovely capture. What a beautiful dog.

The M50 1.7 is a favourite lens, not least because it is the first Pentax lens I ever owned.

solisti · 06-11-2009, 03:05 AM

Originally posted by Trojan_Llama

My Number One dog Wolfy.

K110D and a SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1:1.7 at ISO 200 and f2.8 today:

Amazing lookin dog! Beautiful.

solisti · 06-11-2009, 03:11 AM

M135/3.5. All shot wide open with K10d.

joakimfors · 06-11-2009, 07:08 AM

Pentax K-m, SMC Pentax-M 50 mm f/1.7, f/1.7, ISO 400, 1/20 s.

Sennheiser HD-555 on top of an ESI nEar 05.

06-08-2009, 04:17 AM	#842
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,198	M 20mm f4.0 Gave this little lens an outing at the weekend.

06-08-2009, 06:04 PM	#846
jsherman999 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,237 Original Poster	One More Time!! Originally posted by pschlute Gave this little lens an outing at the weekend. pschlute, you've just won the "Best M 20 f/4 Shot" award! I bet you didn't even know that award existed, but you just won it! Seriously, great work with my one of my all-time favorite M's. I'd love to to see more from you with that baby. PS: what kind of PP was done there, if any? I love whatever you did, looks like subtle HDR, perfectly done. .

06-11-2009, 03:11 AM	#854
solisti Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 70	M135/3.5 testing M135/3.5. All shot wide open with K10d.

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06-04-2009, 11:29 AM	#841
Sean Nelson Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 353	Originally posted by jsherman999 .Been meaning to take this baby out more, haven't got around to it - but I took just a couple snapshots this afternoon, and was reminded how sharp it is: I find the backgrounds in the full frame shots to be distracting, but I really like that last crop!

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8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Simply divine pschlute. I'm getting more and more impressed with that M 20mm. Tom G.

06-08-2009, 02:55 PM	#844
chhayanat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Cow Belt Photos: Gallery Posts: 173	The SMCP-M 20/4 seems to produce very attractive colours and is sharp as well. Both shots of the church by Pschlute are very welcome evidence of his talent for composition and the quality of the Pentax lens.

06-08-2009, 04:33 PM	#845
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,198	Thanks for the comments guys, but I think the lens is the star

06-09-2009, 01:36 AM	#847
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,198	Jay. thank you for your very kind comments. I have a few more with the M20mm from the same location on my Flickr site: St. Martha on the Hill - a set on Flickr I agree the picture does have an appearance of HDR, but it is a single exposure. I use Silkypix DS, and had to use the gamma slider to lighten the brickwork a bit, and I upped the contrast a tad. I darkened the blue of the sky in Silkypix also. Then resize to 1000px wide and apply USM 80/0.6/0 Some of the other pictures of the church on my flickr site I saved as a tiff first, then opened in PSElements and darkenened the sky using blend mode multiply. Getting the exposure right in the camera for this shot was tricky as the white clouds were blowing the exposure. If I corrected for them the result was the brickwork was too dark and would need too much gamma adjustment to brighten them up. So i bracketed and used a compromise as my basis for raw processing. Peter

06-09-2009, 09:17 AM	#848
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	Actually, it's the clouds that kind of give away this is a "real" shot - an HDR approach would probably have saved more detail there. And made it that much less realistic-looking, IMHO. Great shot as is! This lens has been at the back of my mind for a while as I've been toying with the idea of getting the DA15 or 21 at some point. The recent price increases have started to make the M20/4 look that much better in comparison. Now I do wish I had bitten when someone was auctioning a camera with M20/4, A50/2.8 macro, and an "M" telephoto lens I don't have - either the 120 or 150 - and someone won the auction at barely over $200.

06-09-2009, 12:36 PM	#849
jsherman999 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,237 Original Poster	Originally posted by Marc Sabatella Actually, it's the clouds that kind of give away this is a "real" shot - an HDR approach would probably have saved more detail there. And made it that much less realistic-looking, IMHO. Great shot as is! This lens has been at the back of my mind for a while as I've been toying with the idea of getting the DA15 or 21 at some point. The recent price increases have started to make the M20/4 look that much better in comparison. Now I do wish I had bitten when someone was auctioning a camera with M20/4, A50/2.8 macro, and an "M" telephoto lens I don't have - either the 120 or 150 - and someone won the auction at barely over $200. Oh, lord, don't tell me that. I bought my M 20 f/4 for $160, but I think it would cost around 200-250 to replace it now. A 50 2.8 macro = at least 100 for a rough copy, maybe 180 for a good copy, M 120 = $150, M 150 = $75 or so... so those lenses were worth $375 to $580 or so depending on condition. Not to mention that they are all optically superb. The day I found my M 20 f.4 in a hoodie pocket (thought it had been stolen) was a very good day. .

06-09-2009, 12:38 PM	#850
jsherman999 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,237 Original Poster	Originally posted by pschlute Jay. thank you for your very kind comments. I have a few more with the M20mm from the same location on my Flickr site: St. Martha on the Hill - a set on Flickr I agree the picture does have an appearance of HDR, but it is a single exposure. I use Silkypix DS, and had to use the gamma slider to lighten the brickwork a bit, and I upped the contrast a tad. I darkened the blue of the sky in Silkypix also. Then resize to 1000px wide and apply USM 80/0.6/0 Some of the other pictures of the church on my flickr site I saved as a tiff first, then opened in PSElements and darkenened the sky using blend mode multiply. Getting the exposure right in the camera for this shot was tricky as the white clouds were blowing the exposure. If I corrected for them the result was the brickwork was too dark and would need too much gamma adjustment to brighten them up. So i bracketed and used a compromise as my basis for raw processing. Peter Peter, excellent work.

06-10-2009, 02:48 PM	#851
Trojan_Llama Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wisbech, The Fens, UK Posts: 111	My Number One dog Wolfy. K110D and a SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1:1.7 at ISO 200 and f2.8 today:

06-11-2009, 01:27 AM	#852
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,198	Lovely capture. What a beautiful dog. The M50 1.7 is a favourite lens, not least because it is the first Pentax lens I ever owned.

06-11-2009, 03:05 AM	#853
solisti Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 70	Originally posted by Trojan_Llama My Number One dog Wolfy. K110D and a SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1:1.7 at ISO 200 and f2.8 today: Amazing lookin dog! Beautiful.

06-11-2009, 07:08 AM	#855
joakimfors Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lund, Sweden Posts: 237	Pentax K-m, SMC Pentax-M 50 mm f/1.7, f/1.7, ISO 400, 1/20 s. Sennheiser HD-555 on top of an ESI nEar 05.