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kuuan · 08-27-2009, 05:51 AM

whoooa Rocker, some neat colors and effects on those bike details!
those extension tube shots look interesting..they do give some special effect
Maconmatt such a photo only can be made in an instant that happens..really love it. There is a saying of a famous photographer that comes to my mind:

'Photography is not like painting,' Cartier-Bresson told the Washington Post in 1957. 'There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment the photographer is creative'

Your cat pic is great too, the clarity of the eyes is quite amazing.
Hi again Mr. Cash. You were looking at us through the same mirror two pages earlier too

my little kitty:

( S-M-C Takumar 1.4/50 )

cheers,
Andreas

Last edited by kuuan; 08-27-2009 at 10:51 PM. Reason: added a quote

Mike Cash · 08-27-2009, 06:03 AM

Originally posted by kuuan

Hi again Mr. Cash. You were looking at us through the same mirror two pages earlier too

Ah....crap. I have trouble keeping track of what I've posted here. I'm going to have to start adding a tag on Flickr to help me with that.

Did I post this early morning photo of a homeless guy shaving himself in a photo booth mirror?

Pentax K20D
S-M-C Takumar 105/2.8

LensScribe · 08-27-2009, 06:09 AM

No Mr Cash, that one's new

kuuan · 08-27-2009, 06:37 AM

a very nice one Mike!
Super Takumar 1.4/50..this one also is taken in Japan, in Osaka

deadwolfbones · 08-27-2009, 06:40 AM

Originally posted by kuuan

a very nice one Mike!
Super Takumar 1.4/50..this one also is taken in Japan, in Osaka

Very awesome!

LensScribe · 08-27-2009, 06:47 AM

Originally posted by kuuan

a very nice one Mike!
Super Takumar 1.4/50..this one also is taken in Japan, in Osaka

I second deadwolfbones there, very cool kuaan. I love the way the perspective makes the white lines merge by the top of the image.

Mike, like the shaving one too, especially the reflection of his face.

edl · 08-27-2009, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by LensScribe

I second deadwolfbones there, very cool kuaan. I love the way the perspective makes the white lines merge by the top of the image.

Mike, like the shaving one too, especially the reflection of his face.

Third here...the lines are awesome...it also looks like the guy from Mortal Kombat. Did any of you guys play that game?

Here's one from today in downtown San Francisco. Pentax K20D, Takumar 105/2.8.

**monochrome** · 08-27-2009, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by jsherman999

.

Picked up a couple lenses from a local shop today, the Super Tak 24 3.5 was one.
Just had time for a couple test shots, hope to find time to put it through it's
paces over the next couple days. Anyone else have one of these?

This could be an album cover - if there wasn't already Smashing Pumpkins it could be Hammering Tomatoes!

Great shots, Jay. I have the K24/3.5, which I understand is the same formula as all the Takumars.

Very, Very sharp - I'll post up something on the K Club thread and link back here.

deadwolfbones · 08-27-2009, 09:57 PM

SMC Takumar 55mm f/1.8:

Love this lens!

MeFirstO · 08-28-2009, 02:33 AM

Originally posted by edl

Here's one from today in downtown San Francisco. Pentax K20D, Takumar 105/2.8.

woah! i love this one! (the photo i mean...)

Mike Cash · 08-28-2009, 05:10 AM

I just took this one this morning. I know damned well I haven't posted it yet.

Pentax K20D
Super Takumar 85/1.9

kuuan · 08-28-2009, 08:26 AM

thank you guys, happy you liked my last photo, I had already shown it here and there, maybe even uploaded it to the gallery here just as this one, a Geisha being picked up for a private party by Taxi in Kyoto, also taken with Super Takumar 1.4/50

richard64 · 08-28-2009, 09:38 AM

This came in the post this morning:

Super Takumar 105/2.8 taken with smc Pentax-M Macro 50/4 @f5.6. The lens came with a rather large end cap that was advertised as being damaged and is not much use to me (Yashica TL Electro). But the lens is in good shape

I've been wanting to get one of these for quite a while after seeing at the excellent images from Mr Cash

Here's a couple of test shots both at f4.

I think I am going to enjoy this lens.

Richard

VaSA · 08-28-2009, 10:09 AM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

Ah....crap. I have trouble keeping track of what I've posted here. I'm going to have to start adding a tag on Flickr to help me with that.

Did I post this early morning photo of a homeless guy shaving himself in a photo booth mirror?

That homeless guy dresses better than I do!!!

Mike Cash · 08-28-2009, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by VaSA

That homeless guy dresses better than I do!!!

He displays the initiative to get up and go find a mirror to shave in. I haven't shaved in years. Not because I choose to have a beard, but because I choose not to be bothered with shaving.

Pentax K20D
Super Takumar 85/1.9

08-27-2009, 05:51 AM	#2476
kuuan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 405	whoooa Rocker, some neat colors and effects on those bike details! those extension tube shots look interesting..they do give some special effect Maconmatt such a photo only can be made in an instant that happens..really love it. There is a saying of a famous photographer that comes to my mind: 'Photography is not like painting,' Cartier-Bresson told the Washington Post in 1957. 'There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment the photographer is creative' Your cat pic is great too, the clarity of the eyes is quite amazing. Hi again Mr. Cash. You were looking at us through the same mirror two pages earlier too my little kitty: ( S-M-C Takumar 1.4/50 ) cheers, Andreas Last edited by kuuan; 08-27-2009 at 10:51 PM. Reason: added a quote

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08-27-2009, 06:03 AM	#2477
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by kuuan Hi again Mr. Cash. You were looking at us through the same mirror two pages earlier too Ah....crap. I have trouble keeping track of what I've posted here. I'm going to have to start adding a tag on Flickr to help me with that. Did I post this early morning photo of a homeless guy shaving himself in a photo booth mirror? Pentax K20D S-M-C Takumar 105/2.8

08-27-2009, 06:09 AM	#2478
LensScribe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Photos: Gallery Posts: 316	No Mr Cash, that one's new

08-27-2009, 06:37 AM	#2479
kuuan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 405	a very nice one Mike! Super Takumar 1.4/50..this one also is taken in Japan, in Osaka

08-27-2009, 06:40 AM	#2480
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 7,451	Originally posted by kuuan a very nice one Mike! Super Takumar 1.4/50..this one also is taken in Japan, in Osaka Very awesome!

08-27-2009, 06:47 AM	#2481
LensScribe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Photos: Gallery Posts: 316	Originally posted by kuuan a very nice one Mike! Super Takumar 1.4/50..this one also is taken in Japan, in Osaka I second deadwolfbones there, very cool kuaan. I love the way the perspective makes the white lines merge by the top of the image. Mike, like the shaving one too, especially the reflection of his face.

08-27-2009, 08:48 PM	#2482
edl Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 457	Originally posted by LensScribe I second deadwolfbones there, very cool kuaan. I love the way the perspective makes the white lines merge by the top of the image. Mike, like the shaving one too, especially the reflection of his face. Third here...the lines are awesome...it also looks like the guy from Mortal Kombat. Did any of you guys play that game? Here's one from today in downtown San Francisco. Pentax K20D, Takumar 105/2.8.

08-27-2009, 09:26 PM	#2483
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by jsherman999 . Picked up a couple lenses from a local shop today, the Super Tak 24 3.5 was one. Just had time for a couple test shots, hope to find time to put it through it's paces over the next couple days. Anyone else have one of these? This could be an album cover - if there wasn't already Smashing Pumpkins it could be Hammering Tomatoes! Great shots, Jay. I have the K24/3.5, which I understand is the same formula as all the Takumars. Very, Very sharp - I'll post up something on the K Club thread and link back here.

08-27-2009, 09:57 PM	#2484
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 7,451	SMC Takumar 55mm f/1.8: Love this lens!

08-28-2009, 02:33 AM	#2485
MeFirstO Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 300133, Romania Posts: 104	Originally posted by edl Here's one from today in downtown San Francisco. Pentax K20D, Takumar 105/2.8. woah! i love this one! (the photo i mean...)

08-28-2009, 05:10 AM	#2486
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	I just took this one this morning. I know damned well I haven't posted it yet. Pentax K20D Super Takumar 85/1.9

08-28-2009, 08:26 AM	#2487
kuuan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 405	thank you guys, happy you liked my last photo, I had already shown it here and there, maybe even uploaded it to the gallery here just as this one, a Geisha being picked up for a private party by Taxi in Kyoto, also taken with Super Takumar 1.4/50

08-28-2009, 09:38 AM	#2488
richard64 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 309	This came in the post this morning: Super Takumar 105/2.8 taken with smc Pentax-M Macro 50/4 @f5.6. The lens came with a rather large end cap that was advertised as being damaged and is not much use to me (Yashica TL Electro). But the lens is in good shape I've been wanting to get one of these for quite a while after seeing at the excellent images from Mr Cash Here's a couple of test shots both at f4. I think I am going to enjoy this lens. Richard

08-28-2009, 10:09 AM	#2489
VaSA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 173	Originally posted by Mike Cash Ah....crap. I have trouble keeping track of what I've posted here. I'm going to have to start adding a tag on Flickr to help me with that. Did I post this early morning photo of a homeless guy shaving himself in a photo booth mirror? That homeless guy dresses better than I do!!!

08-28-2009, 11:52 AM	#2490
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by VaSA That homeless guy dresses better than I do!!! He displays the initiative to get up and go find a mirror to shave in. I haven't shaved in years. Not because I choose to have a beard, but because I choose not to be bothered with shaving. Pentax K20D Super Takumar 85/1.9

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