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dragonfly · 09-13-2009, 07:00 PM

I almost broke my kit lens taking a picture of these dirtbags:

Here's another super hippie. Disgusting:

Last edited by dragonfly; 09-13-2009 at 07:06 PM.

MarkoP · 09-14-2009, 11:23 AM

Here are few my photos with K100D with kit 18-55 lens

jgredline · 09-14-2009, 12:19 PM

Originally posted by dragonfly

I almost broke my kit lens taking a picture of these dirtbags:

Here's another super hippie. Disgusting:

It is a shame, your ruined two good street shots by your negative comments made at these folks...

Mr. B · 09-14-2009, 12:54 PM

Oh yes, the 18-55... My favorite lens. And the only one I have...

Here's one of my latest favorites, a bit of cropping, WB is off (deliberately), some contrast added:

pentaxian_tmb · 09-14-2009, 01:22 PM

Here are a couple of my first few photos with my k100ds and the mk1 kit lens.

(yes...I know there is a dust speck)

After seeing these pictures here, I may need to dust it off and try her out now that I (kind of) know what I am doing.

MiLKMAN · 10-03-2009, 07:52 AM

Here's mine Mark II

axl · 10-03-2009, 08:05 AM

Ok,
I haven't shot my DA18-55 (vI) for ages but I do have some decent shots out of it.
Here is a few:

some good memories

BR
Peter

dragonfly · 10-03-2009, 08:26 AM

Originally posted by jgredline

It is a shame, your ruined two good street shots by your negative comments made at these folks...

It was a joke, OK?

**k0og** · 10-03-2009, 06:09 PM - **1 Like**

I rarely use the kit lens because I prefer primes. But, it is an excellent lens - I should use it more! I guess I don't HAVE to spin the zoom to use it.

Here is one I took a year ago at Maramec Springs park near St. James, MO, at 18mm. It makes an excellent wide-angle lens.

K100D Super, Pentax DA 18-55 (version 1)

-Joe-

eyou · 10-03-2009, 11:02 PM

havent used this lens in a while but maybe i should get back on it. thinking about getting the WR version of this lens. This is DA L.

Marc Sabatella · 10-04-2009, 08:59 AM

Originally posted by k0og

I rarely use the kit lens because I prefer primes. But, it is an excellent lens - I should use it more! I guess I don't HAVE to spin the zoom to use it.

Here is one I took a year ago at Maramec Springs park near St. James, MO, at 18mm. It makes an excellent wide-angle lens.

Nice shot! Yeah, I often use mine as a "DA18/3.5", since I too generally prefer primes, but my shortest is 28mm.

**k0og** · 10-04-2009, 09:57 AM

Thanks Marc.

Maybe I should do some "hillbilly engineering" and put some duct tape on the zoom ring and just call it an 18mm f3.5.

Originally posted by Marc Sabatella

Nice shot! Yeah, I often use mine as a "DA18/3.5", since I too generally prefer primes, but my shortest is 28mm.

Here is another from the same outing (October 2008), taken at 18mm with K100DS.

-Joe-

Stratman · 10-04-2009, 10:32 AM

Nice shots Joe, I have been there MANY MANY times. Have taken hundreds of photos there with my old Ricoh KR-5. And took my K110D last time, but used a 28-200 Sigma that I bought from the marketplace here, so can't post em in this thread.

Here is a link to a set I made on Flickr from that trip. These were all taken on the river just upstream from the spring... http://www.flickr.com/photos/77145824@N00/sets/72157621594170041/detail/

jgredline · 10-04-2009, 01:36 PM

Just a comment to say that I really appreciate and enjoy the images being posted in this thread.

Marc Sabatella · 10-04-2009, 08:56 PM

My wife and I went up to the mountains to see the aspen today. Most of the leaves had already fallen, it turns out, and the weather was gray, with rain and snow, but we got pictures we like anyhow:

10-03-2009, 08:05 AM	#82
axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	why not Ok, I haven't shot my DA18-55 (vI) for ages but I do have some decent shots out of it. Here is a few: some good memories BR Peter

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09-13-2009, 07:00 PM	#76
dragonfly Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: on the wall Photos: Gallery Posts: 715	I almost broke my kit lens taking a picture of these dirtbags: Here's another super hippie. Disgusting: Last edited by dragonfly; 09-13-2009 at 07:06 PM.

09-14-2009, 12:19 PM	#78
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628	Originally posted by dragonfly I almost broke my kit lens taking a picture of these dirtbags: Here's another super hippie. Disgusting: It is a shame, your ruined two good street shots by your negative comments made at these folks...

09-14-2009, 12:54 PM	#79
Mr. B Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Varaždin, Croatia, Europe Photos: Gallery Posts: 295	Oh yes, the 18-55... My favorite lens. And the only one I have... Here's one of my latest favorites, a bit of cropping, WB is off (deliberately), some contrast added:

09-14-2009, 01:22 PM	#80
pentaxian_tmb Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 436	Here are a couple of my first few photos with my k100ds and the mk1 kit lens. (yes...I know there is a dust speck) After seeing these pictures here, I may need to dust it off and try her out now that I (kind of) know what I am doing.

10-03-2009, 07:52 AM	#81
MiLKMAN Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tallinn Photos: Gallery Posts: 146	Here's mine Mark II

10-03-2009, 08:26 AM	#83
dragonfly Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: on the wall Photos: Gallery Posts: 715	Originally posted by jgredline It is a shame, your ruined two good street shots by your negative comments made at these folks... It was a joke, OK?

10-03-2009, 06:09 PM - 1 Like	#84
k0og Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rolla, Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 699	I rarely use the kit lens because I prefer primes. But, it is an excellent lens - I should use it more! I guess I don't HAVE to spin the zoom to use it. Here is one I took a year ago at Maramec Springs park near St. James, MO, at 18mm. It makes an excellent wide-angle lens. K100D Super, Pentax DA 18-55 (version 1) -Joe-

10-03-2009, 11:02 PM	#85
eyou Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 224	havent used this lens in a while but maybe i should get back on it. thinking about getting the WR version of this lens. This is DA L.

10-04-2009, 08:59 AM	#86
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	Originally posted by k0og I rarely use the kit lens because I prefer primes. But, it is an excellent lens - I should use it more! I guess I don't HAVE to spin the zoom to use it. Here is one I took a year ago at Maramec Springs park near St. James, MO, at 18mm. It makes an excellent wide-angle lens. Nice shot! Yeah, I often use mine as a "DA18/3.5", since I too generally prefer primes, but my shortest is 28mm.

10-04-2009, 09:57 AM	#87
k0og Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rolla, Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 699	Thanks Marc. Maybe I should do some "hillbilly engineering" and put some duct tape on the zoom ring and just call it an 18mm f3.5. Originally posted by Marc Sabatella Nice shot! Yeah, I often use mine as a "DA18/3.5", since I too generally prefer primes, but my shortest is 28mm. Here is another from the same outing (October 2008), taken at 18mm with K100DS. -Joe-

10-04-2009, 10:32 AM	#88
Stratman Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Louis, Missouri U S A Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,464	Nice shots Joe, I have been there MANY MANY times. Have taken hundreds of photos there with my old Ricoh KR-5. And took my K110D last time, but used a 28-200 Sigma that I bought from the marketplace here, so can't post em in this thread. Here is a link to a set I made on Flickr from that trip. These were all taken on the river just upstream from the spring... http://www.flickr.com/photos/77145824@N00/sets/72157621594170041/detail/

10-04-2009, 01:36 PM	#89
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628	Just a comment to say that I really appreciate and enjoy the images being posted in this thread.

10-04-2009, 08:56 PM	#90
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	My wife and I went up to the mountains to see the aspen today. Most of the leaves had already fallen, it turns out, and the weather was gray, with rain and snow, but we got pictures we like anyhow: