Theory on DA 35mm ltd 'greatest lens ever' (?) tag

**jacamar** · 01-23-2020, 02:55 PM - **2 Likes**

**DW58** · 02-15-2020, 09:29 AM - **2 Likes**

With K-70.

northcoastgreg · 03-15-2020, 01:50 PM - **1 Like**

Green Valley Lake in Payson, AZ:

ChristianRock · 03-31-2020, 08:34 PM

I have had this lens for a couple of months now and have had some outings with it... and I have to say I am still learning it. My keeper rate is pretty slow - not because the lens isn't good. It's great. But I must have gotten lazy by the 50mm range where framing just comes naturally to me, and by wider angle lenses. It's hard going back to " normal". My compositions are suffering - they're either not flattering to the subject, or they're allowing for things that shouldn't be in the frame, or I'm picking the wrong lines or centering things too much... argh this is hard. But I like hard, it's challenging

A couple of not so great shots, but better than the other few hundred I've taken with the lens... I'll get there I guess!

ChristianRock · 05-05-2020, 02:44 PM - **1 Like**

Ok so having a lens that renders very nicely and is sharp on both close macro and landscapes, and anything in between, might make this lens the best walkaround lens ever...

From the same day, riding my bicycle around the park with the family, with K-S1 and DA 35 Limited in my cargo pants pocket:

Jonathan Mac · 05-06-2020, 02:43 AM

Originally posted by ChristianRock

Ok so having a lens that renders very nicely and is sharp on both close macro and landscapes, and anything in between, might make this lens the best walkaround lens ever...

Amen.

northcoastgreg · 05-06-2020, 03:04 PM - **1 Like**

Green Valley Lake, Payzon, AZ:

northcoastgreg · 05-28-2020, 08:18 PM - **2 Likes**

Humboldt Bay:

shiner · 06-23-2020, 02:01 AM

Youtu.be

I decided to use the extra frames from a recent shoot of my Mavic Mini drone- with KP+DA35 Ltd- as a video

ChristianRock · 06-23-2020, 12:05 PM - **5 Likes**

Gibbs Gardens, GA

**aslyfox** · 06-23-2020, 12:44 PM

Sable our 3 year old Japanese Chin [ about 10 lbs ] and Saxon our new German Shepard puppy [ 14.2 lbs. ] born April 15 discussing who is top dog

northcoastgreg · 06-23-2020, 03:21 PM - **3 Likes**

Humboldt Bay:

**Sholom** · 06-25-2020, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by northcoastgreg

Humboldt Bay:

Nice image, lovely B&W conversion. Can I ask how you did it?

northcoastgreg · 06-25-2020, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by Sholom

Nice image, lovely B&W conversion. Can I ask how you did it?

Thanks. After optimizing the image in Lightroom (i.e., dodging and burning), the black-and-white conversion was done with Silver Effex Pro.

**aslyfox** · 06-30-2020, 11:55 AM - **1 Like**

I've been using this lens a lot this month

SOOC

crop and pp

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ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	I have had this lens for a couple of months now and have had some outings with it... and I have to say I am still learning it. My keeper rate is pretty slow - not because the lens isn't good. It's great. But I must have gotten lazy by the 50mm range where framing just comes naturally to me, and by wider angle lenses. It's hard going back to " normal". My compositions are suffering - they're either not flattering to the subject, or they're allowing for things that shouldn't be in the frame, or I'm picking the wrong lines or centering things too much... argh this is hard. But I like hard, it's challenging A couple of not so great shots, but better than the other few hundred I've taken with the lens... I'll get there I guess!

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ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Ok so having a lens that renders very nicely and is sharp on both close macro and landscapes, and anything in between, might make this lens the best walkaround lens ever... From the same day, riding my bicycle around the park with the family, with K-S1 and DA 35 Limited in my cargo pants pocket:

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Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,894	Originally posted by ChristianRock Ok so having a lens that renders very nicely and is sharp on both close macro and landscapes, and anything in between, might make this lens the best walkaround lens ever... Amen.

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Sholom Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery Posts: 125	Originally posted by northcoastgreg Humboldt Bay: Nice image, lovely B&W conversion. Can I ask how you did it?

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northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,173	Originally posted by Sholom Nice image, lovely B&W conversion. Can I ask how you did it? Thanks. After optimizing the image in Lightroom (i.e., dodging and burning), the black-and-white conversion was done with Silver Effex Pro.