The FA Limited Club

**stubyles** · 03-22-2016, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by LeRolls

Which do you guys prefer?

Definitely the BW one.

A couple from the 77

LeRolls · 03-22-2016, 08:03 PM - **2 Likes**

FA77

repaap · 03-22-2016, 11:16 PM - **6 Likes**

here is some from finland.

FA 43(becoming my favorite lens...)

FA 77

CreationBear · 03-23-2016, 06:29 AM

Originally posted by repaap

FA 43(becoming my favorite lens...)

Very nice, repaap...

I'm curious as to how you're finding the FA 43 as a landscape option--I've always thought of that lens as more of an "urban," walk-around lens compared, say, to the FA 31 or some of the legacy 28mm options, but it seems as if it's getting the job done in your hands!

micromacro · 03-23-2016, 07:14 AM - **2 Likes**

Tested FA 77mm in low light yesterday. It can be extremely sharp, all not extremely sharp pictures is my focusing and setting error. It was my very first time studio shooting yesterday, too many people and not much time to think. The lens is an ideal for studio, love it. I did not upload the sharpest portraits because they are not flattering, again, my fault.

LeRolls · 03-23-2016, 07:14 AM - **3 Likes**

More Marina as promised.

FA77

TroutHunterJohn · 03-23-2016, 07:36 AM

Originally posted by LeRolls

FA77

NIce shot, LeRolls. What type of lighting setup do you use for images like "Karissa At Sunrise", a few posts up, with strong back-lighting?

THx

---------- Post added 03-23-16 at 07:41 AM ----------

Originally posted by LeRolls

More Marina as promised.

FA77

On the shot of Marina, I find the yellow sunlight on her hair and skin clashes with the green moss on the rock. Maybe try B&W on this one.

Last edited by TroutHunterJohn; 03-23-2016 at 07:42 AM.

builttospill · 03-23-2016, 07:45 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by LeRolls

Marina is back!

I'm still trying to figure out why you let her leave...

LeRolls · 03-23-2016, 09:04 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by TroutHunterJohn

NIce shot, LeRolls. What type of lighting setup do you use for images like "Karissa At Sunrise", a few posts up, with strong back-lighting?

THx

---------- Post added 03-23-16 at 07:41 AM ----------

On the shot of Marina, I find the yellow sunlight on her hair and skin clashes with the green moss on the rock. Maybe try B&W on this one.

The Karissa shot was my standard setup with off camera flash and lightsphere modifier. Thanks BTW. As for the shot with Marina most people seem to like the colors. My understanding is that green is the combination of yellow and blue. All three colors are present in this image which to me would mean they should complement one another.

---------- Post added 03-23-16 at 12:05 PM ----------

Originally posted by builttospill

I'm still trying to figure out why you let her leave...

Like many beautiful women in this world the harder you try to hold on to them the more easily they slip through your fingers...

Sometimes it's best to let them go out and experience what the rest of the world has to offer. If they choose to come back of their own accord then maybe it was meant to be.

FA77

gda13 · 03-23-2016, 09:36 AM

Originally posted by LeRolls

Which do you guys prefer?

Normally I like B&W a lot but in this case I will go with the color since it imparts a more pronounced vision of the model.

Originally posted by repaap

FA 43(becoming my favorite lens...)

Very nice, especially the second. I'm still a bit partial to my 31mm but I haven't spent as much time with the 43mm to really say one way or the other.

Originally posted by LeRolls

...the harder you try to hold on to them the more easily they slip through your fingers...
If they choose to come back of their own accord then maybe it was meant to be.

No worries, as you've demonstrated...there are plenty of models in the sea and the best thing to do is just get right back out there and catch some. Oh and remember to post them here when you do

repaap · 03-23-2016, 09:39 AM

Originally posted by CreationBear

Very nice, repaap...

I'm curious as to how you're finding the FA 43 as a landscape option--I've always thought of that lens as more of an "urban," walk-around lens compared, say, to the FA 31 or some of the legacy 28mm options, but it seems as if it's getting the job done in your hands!

I do have also 28 and some wider option for landscape. But scenes like this, it is quitegood. You can have composition and some terrain in shot. More so than 77mm. Which is for me more precicelly composed things/portraits...and 43 is really sharp and contrasty too. For this kind of stuff, really nice.

CreationBear · 03-23-2016, 10:10 AM

Thanks for elaborating, the FA 43 has always been on "The List," so it's nice to know it's a versatile AF option. (Of course, the FA 77 isn't half-bad, either....

)

ntrao · 03-23-2016, 11:51 PM

Originally posted by micromacro

Tested FA 77mm in low light yesterday.

Nice pics!

Originally posted by LeRolls

More Marina as promised.

Beautiful model and superb lighting!!

---------- Post added 03-24-2016 at 12:22 PM ----------

Originally posted by gda13

Oh and remember to post them here when you do

It is the most important thing of them all ;-)

repaap · 03-24-2016, 12:34 PM

Originally posted by micromacro

Tested FA 77mm in low light yesterday. It can be extremely sharp, all not extremely sharp pictures is my focusing and setting error. It was my very first time studio shooting yesterday, too many people and not much time to think. The lens is an ideal for studio, love it. I did not upload the sharpest portraits because they are not flattering, again, my fault.

I like this set.

---------- Post added 03-24-16 at 21:36 ----------

Here is some from my 43 lim.

stitching time..

yorik · 03-24-2016, 05:58 PM - **2 Likes**

Flowers and a cat. FA 77

03-23-2016, 09:04 AM - 2 Likes	#8769
LeRolls Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: PSL, FL Posts: 4,504	Originally posted by TroutHunterJohn NIce shot, LeRolls. What type of lighting setup do you use for images like "Karissa At Sunrise", a few posts up, with strong back-lighting? THx ---------- Post added 03-23-16 at 07:41 AM ---------- On the shot of Marina, I find the yellow sunlight on her hair and skin clashes with the green moss on the rock. Maybe try B&W on this one. The Karissa shot was my standard setup with off camera flash and lightsphere modifier. Thanks BTW. As for the shot with Marina most people seem to like the colors. My understanding is that green is the combination of yellow and blue. All three colors are present in this image which to me would mean they should complement one another. ---------- Post added 03-23-16 at 12:05 PM ---------- Originally posted by builttospill I'm still trying to figure out why you let her leave... Like many beautiful women in this world the harder you try to hold on to them the more easily they slip through your fingers... Sometimes it's best to let them go out and experience what the rest of the world has to offer. If they choose to come back of their own accord then maybe it was meant to be. FA77 Last edited by LeRolls; 03-23-2016 at 09:49 AM.

03-23-2016, 10:10 AM	#8772
CreationBear Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,415	Thanks for elaborating, the FA 43 has always been on "The List," so it's nice to know it's a versatile AF option. (Of course, the FA 77 isn't half-bad, either....)

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03-22-2016, 04:01 PM	#8761
stubyles Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 824	Originally posted by LeRolls Which do you guys prefer? Definitely the BW one. A couple from the 77

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repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	here is some from finland. FA 43(becoming my favorite lens...) FA 77

03-23-2016, 06:29 AM	#8764
CreationBear Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,415	Originally posted by repaap FA 43(becoming my favorite lens...) Very nice, repaap... I'm curious as to how you're finding the FA 43 as a landscape option--I've always thought of that lens as more of an "urban," walk-around lens compared, say, to the FA 31 or some of the legacy 28mm options, but it seems as if it's getting the job done in your hands!

03-23-2016, 07:14 AM - 3 Likes	#8766
LeRolls Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: PSL, FL Posts: 4,504	More Marina as promised. FA77

03-23-2016, 07:36 AM	#8767
TroutHunterJohn Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Olympia, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 352	Originally posted by LeRolls FA77 NIce shot, LeRolls. What type of lighting setup do you use for images like "Karissa At Sunrise", a few posts up, with strong back-lighting? THx ---------- Post added 03-23-16 at 07:41 AM ---------- Originally posted by LeRolls More Marina as promised. FA77 On the shot of Marina, I find the yellow sunlight on her hair and skin clashes with the green moss on the rock. Maybe try B&W on this one. Last edited by TroutHunterJohn; 03-23-2016 at 07:42 AM.

03-23-2016, 07:45 AM - 1 Like	#8768
builttospill Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,398	Originally posted by LeRolls Marina is back! I'm still trying to figure out why you let her leave...

03-23-2016, 09:36 AM	#8770
gda13 Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,108	Originally posted by LeRolls Which do you guys prefer? Normally I like B&W a lot but in this case I will go with the color since it imparts a more pronounced vision of the model. Originally posted by repaap FA 43(becoming my favorite lens...) Very nice, especially the second. I'm still a bit partial to my 31mm but I haven't spent as much time with the 43mm to really say one way or the other. Originally posted by LeRolls ...the harder you try to hold on to them the more easily they slip through your fingers... If they choose to come back of their own accord then maybe it was meant to be. No worries, as you've demonstrated...there are plenty of models in the sea and the best thing to do is just get right back out there and catch some. Oh and remember to post them here when you do

03-23-2016, 09:39 AM	#8771
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	Originally posted by CreationBear Very nice, repaap... I'm curious as to how you're finding the FA 43 as a landscape option--I've always thought of that lens as more of an "urban," walk-around lens compared, say, to the FA 31 or some of the legacy 28mm options, but it seems as if it's getting the job done in your hands! I do have also 28 and some wider option for landscape. But scenes like this, it is quitegood. You can have composition and some terrain in shot. More so than 77mm. Which is for me more precicelly composed things/portraits...and 43 is really sharp and contrasty too. For this kind of stuff, really nice.

03-23-2016, 11:51 PM	#8773
ntrao Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: India Photos: Albums Posts: 384	Originally posted by micromacro Tested FA 77mm in low light yesterday. Nice pics! Originally posted by LeRolls More Marina as promised. Beautiful model and superb lighting!! ---------- Post added 03-24-2016 at 12:22 PM ---------- Originally posted by gda13 Oh and remember to post them here when you do It is the most important thing of them all ;-)

03-24-2016, 12:34 PM	#8774
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	Originally posted by micromacro Tested FA 77mm in low light yesterday. It can be extremely sharp, all not extremely sharp pictures is my focusing and setting error. It was my very first time studio shooting yesterday, too many people and not much time to think. The lens is an ideal for studio, love it. I did not upload the sharpest portraits because they are not flattering, again, my fault. I like this set. ---------- Post added 03-24-16 at 21:36 ---------- Here is some from my 43 lim. stitching time..

03-24-2016, 05:58 PM - 2 Likes	#8775
yorik Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Scotts Valley, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 991	Flowers and a cat. FA 77