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jcdoss · 12-31-2015, 09:15 AM

The implication was operator error on my part. I'm new to film, having shot and developed 6-10 rolls over the past 6 months, so I'm definitely at the bottom of the learning curve.

Unfortunately there wasn't much detail to be seen out the window on this day.... it was uniformly gray and miserable on that day.

Your feedback is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

**baro-nite** · 12-31-2015, 10:52 AM

Originally posted by jcdoss

Unfortunately there wasn't much detail to be seen out the window on this day.... it was uniformly gray and miserable on that day.

This is one area where film and digital mindsets part company -- with digital you generally don't want to blow highlights, both because digitally clipped highlights usually look terrible, and because you can usually recover shadow detail. Whereas (negative) film just kind of soaks up the extra highlights, but you can only go so far into the shadows to pull out detail. And in my view, the details outside the windows aren't important to this image. The bright glow through the windows is a nice highlight to offset the tree; the interior and especially the lighted tree just needs more brilliance.

SteveM · 01-02-2016, 01:05 AM - **2 Likes**

K85/1.8

December vacation is almost over

Jonathan Mac · 01-03-2016, 06:24 AM

Some macro shots with the K 28mm f/3.5 at f/8 with 31mm extension tube. I really need to get myself some macro focusing rails for this kind of stuff as moving the tripod milimetres at at time is a real pain.

IMGP7849a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

IMGP7851a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

IMGP7846a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

harmonica2 · 01-03-2016, 10:04 AM - **3 Likes**

This is the ceiling of the Los Angeles Public Library (Downtown) taken with a K28 3.5 on a K5IIs.

noelpolar · 01-04-2016, 03:53 AM - **1 Like**

Pentax K50/1.2 meets Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95... through glass.....$16k at Leica (Shop 18) at Raffles in Singapore.

noelpolar · 01-04-2016, 06:58 PM - **3 Likes**

Fisheye view from K50/1.2

**gofour3** · 01-06-2016, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by jcdoss

The implication was operator error on my part. I'm new to film, having shot and developed 6-10 rolls over the past 6 months, so I'm definitely at the bottom of the learning curve.

Unfortunately there wasn't much detail to be seen out the window on this day.... it was uniformly gray and miserable on that day.

Your feedback is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

The station shot is nicely composed. Unfortunately when shooting any type of film, the scanning part is where it's hard to get the finished image you want. If you get scans done or do them yourself, "TIF" files work best.

You can adjust the lighting/shadows with PP s/w and get something close to what the actual lighting conditions were. Try slide film sometime, it's a 'finished" image from the lab and it's way easier to compare a scanned slide to the original than a negative. I hate PP and scanning, so I mostly shoot slide film and just view them on a light table or project the images. (No computer is required!

)

Either way happy film shooting!

Phil.

Jonathan Mac · 01-07-2016, 03:42 AM - **2 Likes**

K 50mm f/1.4 at f/2.8

IMGP7854a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

IMGP7874a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

rjm007 · 01-10-2016, 04:13 PM - **4 Likes**

Just having a play with my new lens. Minor pp with a bit of a vignette added.

Sony A6000 / Pentax SMC 17mm

**mattt** · 01-10-2016, 04:19 PM - **1 Like**

One of my favorites from last weeks roll that i shared with the "Single In" challenges group (X-Post)

35mm f3.5 on Fujifilm Pro 400 H.

Jorgario · 01-17-2016, 11:05 AM - **3 Likes**

My father as a K 50mm f1.2 bokeh ... he gave me all of his six FA lens he had from his 90's film period photography ...

zzeitg · 01-17-2016, 11:09 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jorgario

he gave me all of his six FA lens he had from his 90's film period photography ...

That's a very nice kind of gift!

Which particular lenses were between these six?

Jorgario · 01-17-2016, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by zzeitg

That's a very nice kind of gift! Which particular lenses were between these six?

Yeah zzeitg, very nice ... I had the FA 28mm, FA 135mm, FA 28-80mm (i guess its kit lens for the MZ-5), FA 80-320mm and the FA* 85mm !!

**paulh** · 01-17-2016, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by Jorgario

Yeah zzeitg, very nice ... I had the FA 28mm, FA 135mm, FA 28-80mm (i guess its kit lens for the MZ-5), FA 80-320mm and the FA* 85mm !!

Nice gift! Nice photo as well

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12-31-2015, 09:15 AM	#2476
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,802	The implication was operator error on my part. I'm new to film, having shot and developed 6-10 rolls over the past 6 months, so I'm definitely at the bottom of the learning curve. Unfortunately there wasn't much detail to be seen out the window on this day.... it was uniformly gray and miserable on that day. Your feedback is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

12-31-2015, 10:52 AM	#2477
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	Originally posted by jcdoss Unfortunately there wasn't much detail to be seen out the window on this day.... it was uniformly gray and miserable on that day. This is one area where film and digital mindsets part company -- with digital you generally don't want to blow highlights, both because digitally clipped highlights usually look terrible, and because you can usually recover shadow detail. Whereas (negative) film just kind of soaks up the extra highlights, but you can only go so far into the shadows to pull out detail. And in my view, the details outside the windows aren't important to this image. The bright glow through the windows is a nice highlight to offset the tree; the interior and especially the lighted tree just needs more brilliance.

01-02-2016, 01:05 AM - 2 Likes	#2478
SteveM Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,294	K85/1.8 December vacation is almost over

01-03-2016, 06:24 AM	#2479
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	Some macro shots with the K 28mm f/3.5 at f/8 with 31mm extension tube. I really need to get myself some macro focusing rails for this kind of stuff as moving the tripod milimetres at at time is a real pain. IMGP7849a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr IMGP7851a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr IMGP7846a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

01-04-2016, 03:53 AM - 1 Like	#2481
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Pentax K50/1.2 meets Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95... through glass.....$16k at Leica (Shop 18) at Raffles in Singapore.

01-04-2016, 06:58 PM - 3 Likes	#2482
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Fisheye view from K50/1.2

01-06-2016, 01:45 PM	#2483
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	Originally posted by jcdoss The implication was operator error on my part. I'm new to film, having shot and developed 6-10 rolls over the past 6 months, so I'm definitely at the bottom of the learning curve. Unfortunately there wasn't much detail to be seen out the window on this day.... it was uniformly gray and miserable on that day. Your feedback is greatly appreciated! Thanks! The station shot is nicely composed. Unfortunately when shooting any type of film, the scanning part is where it's hard to get the finished image you want. If you get scans done or do them yourself, "TIF" files work best. You can adjust the lighting/shadows with PP s/w and get something close to what the actual lighting conditions were. Try slide film sometime, it's a 'finished" image from the lab and it's way easier to compare a scanned slide to the original than a negative. I hate PP and scanning, so I mostly shoot slide film and just view them on a light table or project the images. (No computer is required! ) Either way happy film shooting! Phil.

01-07-2016, 03:42 AM - 2 Likes	#2484
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	K 50mm f/1.4 at f/2.8 IMGP7854a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr IMGP7874a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

01-10-2016, 04:13 PM - 4 Likes	#2485
rjm007 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Uxbridge UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 218	Just having a play with my new lens. Minor pp with a bit of a vignette added. Sony A6000 / Pentax SMC 17mm

01-10-2016, 04:19 PM - 1 Like	#2486
mattt Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Niagara Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,907	One of my favorites from last weeks roll that i shared with the "Single In" challenges group (X-Post) 35mm f3.5 on Fujifilm Pro 400 H.

01-17-2016, 11:05 AM - 3 Likes	#2487
Jorgario Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San José Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,769	My father as a K 50mm f1.2 bokeh ... he gave me all of his six FA lens he had from his 90's film period photography ...

01-17-2016, 11:09 AM - 1 Like	#2488
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Originally posted by Jorgario he gave me all of his six FA lens he had from his 90's film period photography ... That's a very nice kind of gift! Which particular lenses were between these six?

01-17-2016, 11:12 AM	#2489
Jorgario Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San José Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,769	Originally posted by zzeitg That's a very nice kind of gift! Which particular lenses were between these six? Yeah zzeitg, very nice ... I had the FA 28mm, FA 135mm, FA 28-80mm (i guess its kit lens for the MZ-5), FA 80-320mm and the FA* 85mm !!

01-17-2016, 11:21 AM	#2490
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	Originally posted by Jorgario Yeah zzeitg, very nice ... I had the FA 28mm, FA 135mm, FA 28-80mm (i guess its kit lens for the MZ-5), FA 80-320mm and the FA* 85mm !! Nice gift! Nice photo as well

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