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**wtlwdwgn** · 05-09-2022, 11:41 AM - **2 Likes**

K-1 and K 50mm ƒ1.2 at ƒ1.2.

HoutHans · 05-10-2022, 07:13 AM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

K-1 and K 50mm ƒ1.2 at ƒ1.2.

I'm guessing this is pretty close to MFD? I find this image quite freaky beyond the razor-thin area that is in focus. To be honest, I'm not sure whether I'm a fan of this bokeh and the abberations. Please don't take this personally, as I only want to comment on the lens and how it rendered this scene and of course that is purely personal.

**wtlwdwgn** · 05-10-2022, 07:46 AM

Originally posted by HoutHans

I'm guessing this is pretty close to MFD? I find this image quite freaky beyond the razor-thin area that is in focus. To be honest, I'm not sure whether I'm a fan of this bokeh and the abberations. Please don't take this personally, as I only want to comment on the lens and how it rendered this scene and of course that is purely personal.

Yes, I was as close to MFD as I could get. I agree that the DOF is razor thin at ƒ1.2. I not fond of the abberations either, This is a lens that one has to be careful when shooting into a bright BG. I would never take such criticisms personally. I appreciate your feedback. Thanks.

**Mbaez** · 05-10-2022, 03:41 PM - **3 Likes**

Cliché Tuesday

Everything with the SMC Pentax 1.2/50 wide open and close to minimum focusing distance.

HoutHans · 05-10-2022, 09:33 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

Yes, I was as close to MFD as I could get. I agree that the DOF is razor thin at ƒ1.2. I not fond of the abberations either, This is a lens that one has to be careful when shooting into a bright BG. I would never take such criticisms personally. I appreciate your feedback. Thanks.

Glad you appreciated the feedback. That has to be one hell of a lens to focus. I can't imagine what it would take to nail focus on one of these f0.95 lenses.

**Mbaez** · 05-11-2022, 10:59 AM - **4 Likes**

Fish-eye fun

with the Pentax K 17mm at f/11

jcdoss · 05-22-2022, 11:57 AM - **5 Likes**

Pentax K-1 mII and K50f1.2
This is at f/2.8. The one I took at f/1.2 was misfocussed and therefore binned.

**onlineflyer** · 05-23-2022, 04:22 PM - **3 Likes**

The K 200/2.5 has a minimum focus distance of 200cm. Throw on 58mm of extension tubes and it becomes a macro. It's a challenge to nail focus hand held but this one is darn close.

**Mbaez** · 05-23-2022, 05:07 PM - **5 Likes**

Girl at Mirror

A work made in New Rochelle, artist Belin reinterprets Norman Rockwell's Girl at Mirror (1954) in a postneocubist style.

Pentax K35 f/3.5 at ISO100 and f/8 on a Sony full frame

womble · 06-02-2022, 05:16 AM - **3 Likes**

(This is my monthly summary from the Single in May challenge where I used the K135mm f/2.5 lens and is cross-posted from there. Chrome users may well have to follow the links unless you have edited your security settings. Firefox users should have no problems.)

May is often a busy month for me as I have to do a lot of grading. I used to have a trip to the US in the middle but the event was cancelled because of covid in 2020 and hasn't been reinstated. As a result I had a lot of "safeties" including one or two terrible ones which I'll gloss quickly over. The main issue I have with the K135/2.5 is that it is not very close focusing. As a result, my extension tubes got a lot of use this month, often just the thin 13mm one which is enough to bring focusing down to about 1m or so. I have no idea why, but I seemed to have more problems focussing the 135mm using the viewfinder than I did with the K120 earlier in the year. Whenever I could (basically when I could use a tripod), I used live view to refine the focus. Only once did I knock the dial when turning the camera on and accidentally set the focal length to 1135mm. I'm getting better at checking. I also think that the contrast etc. would be improved with a lens hood. I have an original appropriate plastic clip-on hood but one of the clips is not quite right and it tends to fall off, so it didn't get used much. Before I moved house I used to use a metal screw-in Takumar hood which was much better but I couldn't find which box those ended-up in!

All in all, it is a nice lens and I'm happy to have it and use it. It is nice and sharp when you nail the focus and quite bright. I suspect, however, that the K120mm might see a little more use on the basis of the two SIC months with these two lenses, Here are a few unremarkable images.

May 28: rose par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

May 02: Cougar par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

May 12: Knebworth churchyard par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

May 24: walking by par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

May 07: Hampton Gay par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

May 06: SV par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

May 09: odd one out par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

HoutHans · 06-02-2022, 10:50 PM

Nice work, Kris! Good luck finding that screw-in hood and thanks for sharing these images.

jcdoss · 06-18-2022, 02:07 PM - **3 Likes**

Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and K30f2.8

Jonathan Mac · 06-22-2022, 04:01 AM - **2 Likes**

Some flowers with the K 50mm f/1.4 on the S5

Pink by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

On the ground by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

jcdoss · 06-26-2022, 01:38 PM

Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and K30f2.8 at f4

**Mbaez** · 06-26-2022, 06:05 PM - **1 Like**

Sony A7R3a + SMC Pentax 1:1.8/55

Butterflies pencil case

Pencil case close-up

06-02-2022, 05:16 AM - 3 Likes	#4030
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	(This is my monthly summary from the Single in May challenge where I used the K135mm f/2.5 lens and is cross-posted from there. Chrome users may well have to follow the links unless you have edited your security settings. Firefox users should have no problems.) May is often a busy month for me as I have to do a lot of grading. I used to have a trip to the US in the middle but the event was cancelled because of covid in 2020 and hasn't been reinstated. As a result I had a lot of "safeties" including one or two terrible ones which I'll gloss quickly over. The main issue I have with the K135/2.5 is that it is not very close focusing. As a result, my extension tubes got a lot of use this month, often just the thin 13mm one which is enough to bring focusing down to about 1m or so. I have no idea why, but I seemed to have more problems focussing the 135mm using the viewfinder than I did with the K120 earlier in the year. Whenever I could (basically when I could use a tripod), I used live view to refine the focus. Only once did I knock the dial when turning the camera on and accidentally set the focal length to 1135mm. I'm getting better at checking. I also think that the contrast etc. would be improved with a lens hood. I have an original appropriate plastic clip-on hood but one of the clips is not quite right and it tends to fall off, so it didn't get used much. Before I moved house I used to use a metal screw-in Takumar hood which was much better but I couldn't find which box those ended-up in! All in all, it is a nice lens and I'm happy to have it and use it. It is nice and sharp when you nail the focus and quite bright. I suspect, however, that the K120mm might see a little more use on the basis of the two SIC months with these two lenses, Here are a few unremarkable images. May 28: rose par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity May 02: Cougar par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity May 12: Knebworth churchyard par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity May 24: walking by par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity May 07: Hampton Gay par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity May 06: SV par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity May 09: odd one out par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity Last edited by womble; 06-10-2022 at 04:41 AM. Reason: Correcting typo.

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05-09-2022, 11:41 AM - 2 Likes	#4021
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	K-1 and K 50mm ƒ1.2 at ƒ1.2.

05-10-2022, 07:13 AM	#4022
HoutHans Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Appingedam Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,123	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn K-1 and K 50mm ƒ1.2 at ƒ1.2. I'm guessing this is pretty close to MFD? I find this image quite freaky beyond the razor-thin area that is in focus. To be honest, I'm not sure whether I'm a fan of this bokeh and the abberations. Please don't take this personally, as I only want to comment on the lens and how it rendered this scene and of course that is purely personal.

05-10-2022, 07:46 AM	#4023
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	Originally posted by HoutHans I'm guessing this is pretty close to MFD? I find this image quite freaky beyond the razor-thin area that is in focus. To be honest, I'm not sure whether I'm a fan of this bokeh and the abberations. Please don't take this personally, as I only want to comment on the lens and how it rendered this scene and of course that is purely personal. Yes, I was as close to MFD as I could get. I agree that the DOF is razor thin at ƒ1.2. I not fond of the abberations either, This is a lens that one has to be careful when shooting into a bright BG. I would never take such criticisms personally. I appreciate your feedback. Thanks.

05-10-2022, 03:41 PM - 3 Likes	#4024
Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	Cliché Tuesday Everything with the SMC Pentax 1.2/50 wide open and close to minimum focusing distance.

05-10-2022, 09:33 PM - 1 Like	#4025
HoutHans Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Appingedam Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,123	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn Yes, I was as close to MFD as I could get. I agree that the DOF is razor thin at ƒ1.2. I not fond of the abberations either, This is a lens that one has to be careful when shooting into a bright BG. I would never take such criticisms personally. I appreciate your feedback. Thanks. Glad you appreciated the feedback. That has to be one hell of a lens to focus. I can't imagine what it would take to nail focus on one of these f0.95 lenses.

05-11-2022, 10:59 AM - 4 Likes	#4026
Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	Fish-eye fun with the Pentax K 17mm at f/11

05-22-2022, 11:57 AM - 5 Likes	#4027
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,801	Pentax K-1 mII and K50f1.2 This is at f/2.8. The one I took at f/1.2 was misfocussed and therefore binned.

05-23-2022, 05:07 PM - 5 Likes	#4029
Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	Girl at Mirror A work made in New Rochelle, artist Belin reinterprets Norman Rockwell's Girl at Mirror (1954) in a postneocubist style. Pentax K35 f/3.5 at ISO100 and f/8 on a Sony full frame

06-02-2022, 10:50 PM	#4031
HoutHans Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Appingedam Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,123	Nice work, Kris! Good luck finding that screw-in hood and thanks for sharing these images.

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06-22-2022, 04:01 AM - 2 Likes	#4033
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	Some flowers with the K 50mm f/1.4 on the S5 Pink by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr On the ground by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

06-26-2022, 01:38 PM	#4034
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,801	Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and K30f2.8 at f4

06-26-2022, 06:05 PM - 1 Like	#4035
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