The FA Limited Club

DaniRo · 08-26-2010, 02:12 AM

Originally posted by Digitalis

the bokeh of the FA77 is outstanding ( but you guys already knew that)

self portrait:

the coolest, no doubt

pcarfan · 08-26-2010, 04:04 AM

Originally posted by DogLover

Man, Digitalis, that's one of the coolest photos I've seen posted here!

Absolutley!.....with the creativity you make the limiteds even more special.

henryjing · 08-27-2010, 01:55 AM

FA 43 @ a really dark situation

**Digitalis** · 08-27-2010, 01:59 AM

thanks for the compliments guys, that self portrait actually started a bit of a debate in my portraiture class. Because the image I posted is actually upside down. In the original, the image of me in the lens is upside down. I prefer the Former over the Latter...considering the way we read images it makes more sense that way.

brecklundin · 08-27-2010, 01:28 PM

henry:

really like the 2nd shot in your last post. Looks like the "grain" is a bit uniform though...did you add it in using LR3's new "film grain" simulation tool? If not still a neat treatment!! Love your shots since I can't get out and shoot anymore, well only for a while I hope...but you stuff is always nice to see.

Nick Siebers · 08-27-2010, 07:20 PM

Today I'm a happy member of this club! Got my first FA Limited today, the 43. Had resisted for a long time as it seemed redundant with my best lenses. Now I see it was those lenses that are redundant! :-)

Excuse my daughter's dirty face, she'll pose briefly but no way will she submit to a washcloth.

henryjing · 08-27-2010, 08:07 PM

brecklundin, hi. This kind of "grain" is due to the ISO 1600 on my K-7.

Urkeldaedalus · 08-27-2010, 11:20 PM

Here are a few more I've done with the FA31 for newspaper stories.

pcarfan · 08-28-2010, 04:44 AM

Originally posted by Urkeldaedalus

Here are a few more I've done with the FA31 for newspaper stories.

What color space are you using to share the images?, I don't think it is sRGB, as the images look very different between color corrected Mozilla and explorer, thought you may want to know that.

But, lately my explorer is acting strangely as well, with funny fonts that do not respond to font changes

, so it could be an issue at my end, so would like to know the color space.

**NaClH2O** · 08-28-2010, 05:06 AM

That is simply a marvelous shot Digitalis. Do you mind telling us how you set it up? Obviously your head is behind the lens, but that is all I can figure out.

NaCl(Enquiring minds would like to know)H2O

Urkeldaedalus · 08-28-2010, 05:50 AM

Originally posted by pcarfan

What color space are you using to share the images?, I don't think it is sRGB, as the images look very different between color corrected Mozilla and explorer, thought you may want to know that.

But, lately my explorer is acting strangely as well, with funny fonts that do not respond to font changes

, so it could be an issue at my end, so would like to know the color space.

Hmm that is interesting. I notice that the colors are a little more subdued on my Internet Explorer as well for a few of them. My camera is set on sRGB now, but perhaps before it wasn't. Thanks for the heads up.

Update: The two at the top are sRGB. The two on the bottom are Adobe RGB.

steve1307 · 08-28-2010, 06:25 AM

Originally posted by NaClH2O

That is simply a marvelous shot Digitalis. Do you mind telling us how you set it up? Obviously your head is behind the lens, but that is all I can figure out.

NaCl(Enquiring minds would like to know)H2O

For doing a self portrait...... there's a mirror involved (check the lettering).

I'm going to try this out... but I only have an M50/1.7 so will need a longer arm, or maybe a smaller head

TOUGEFC · 08-28-2010, 06:29 AM

Wow excellent work Digitalis and henryjing!

A couple from my wedding i took yesterday of my wife with the FA77LTD-

The FA77 LTD really lived up to its amazing reputation yesterday, i took about 200 shots and everyone of them is a keeper.

pcarfan · 08-28-2010, 06:40 AM

Originally posted by Urkeldaedalus

Hmm that is interesting. I notice that the colors are a little more subdued on my Internet Explorer as well for a few of them. My camera is set on sRGB now, but perhaps before it wasn't. Thanks for the heads up.

Update: The two at the top are sRGB. The two on the bottom are Adobe RGB.

Yeah! I noticed it most with the last image (which is my favorite of the lot) then, it is the color space making the difference.

**Digitalis** · 08-28-2010, 06:45 AM

Originally posted by NaClH2O

That is simply a marvelous shot Digitalis. Do you mind telling us how you set it up? Obviously your head is behind the lens, but that is all I can figure out.

NaCl(Enquiring minds would like to know)H2O

Originally posted by steve1307

For doing a self portrait...... there's a mirror involved (check the lettering).

I'm going to try this out... but I only have an M50/1.7 so will need a longer arm, or maybe a smaller head

correct, I used a mirror to set everything up. I also will point out that the smaller the f/stop of the lens is the closer it will have to be to the camera/mirror when you take the shot because the image in the lens will be smaller.

I did a version of this image with the new Leica noctilux 50mm f/0.95 ASPH but I needed more than two fingers to hold that monster up (at $12,000AU I really did not want to drop a lens that expensive) I liked the version with the 50mm f/1.2 because it is simply my favourite lens in my entire collection of pentax glass.

I used a Single wireless AF540FGZ flash with a sto-fen diffuser at my lower right to illuminate my face and hand. As Steve pointed out I used a mirror to align my face in the lens and I used Live view on my K-7 to check on my composition. The camera was of course tripod mounted, It only took me two frames to get it right I was most concerned about how my hand would appear. All I did in post processing was flip the image, and sharpen and convert into monochrome.

08-28-2010, 04:44 AM	#1179
pcarfan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,978	Originally posted by Urkeldaedalus Here are a few more I've done with the FA31 for newspaper stories. What color space are you using to share the images?, I don't think it is sRGB, as the images look very different between color corrected Mozilla and explorer, thought you may want to know that. But, lately my explorer is acting strangely as well, with funny fonts that do not respond to font changes , so it could be an issue at my end, so would like to know the color space. Last edited by pcarfan; 08-28-2010 at 05:46 AM.

08-28-2010, 05:50 AM	#1181
Urkeldaedalus Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Iowa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,369	Originally posted by pcarfan What color space are you using to share the images?, I don't think it is sRGB, as the images look very different between color corrected Mozilla and explorer, thought you may want to know that. But, lately my explorer is acting strangely as well, with funny fonts that do not respond to font changes , so it could be an issue at my end, so would like to know the color space. Hmm that is interesting. I notice that the colors are a little more subdued on my Internet Explorer as well for a few of them. My camera is set on sRGB now, but perhaps before it wasn't. Thanks for the heads up. Update: The two at the top are sRGB. The two on the bottom are Adobe RGB. Last edited by Urkeldaedalus; 08-28-2010 at 06:21 AM.

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08-26-2010, 02:12 AM	#1171
DaniRo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 102	Originally posted by Digitalis the bokeh of the FA77 is outstanding ( but you guys already knew that) self portrait: the coolest, no doubt

08-26-2010, 04:04 AM	#1172
pcarfan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,978	Originally posted by DogLover Man, Digitalis, that's one of the coolest photos I've seen posted here! Absolutley!.....with the creativity you make the limiteds even more special.

08-27-2010, 01:55 AM	#1173
henryjing Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: United States Posts: 467	FA 43 @ a really dark situation

08-27-2010, 01:59 AM	#1174
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	thanks for the compliments guys, that self portrait actually started a bit of a debate in my portraiture class. Because the image I posted is actually upside down. In the original, the image of me in the lens is upside down. I prefer the Former over the Latter...considering the way we read images it makes more sense that way.

08-27-2010, 01:28 PM	#1175
brecklundin Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,674	henry: really like the 2nd shot in your last post. Looks like the "grain" is a bit uniform though...did you add it in using LR3's new "film grain" simulation tool? If not still a neat treatment!! Love your shots since I can't get out and shoot anymore, well only for a while I hope...but you stuff is always nice to see.

08-27-2010, 07:20 PM	#1176
Nick Siebers Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Madison, WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,165	Today I'm a happy member of this club! Got my first FA Limited today, the 43. Had resisted for a long time as it seemed redundant with my best lenses. Now I see it was those lenses that are redundant! :-) Excuse my daughter's dirty face, she'll pose briefly but no way will she submit to a washcloth.

08-27-2010, 08:07 PM	#1177
henryjing Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: United States Posts: 467	brecklundin, hi. This kind of "grain" is due to the ISO 1600 on my K-7.

08-27-2010, 11:20 PM	#1178
Urkeldaedalus Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Iowa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,369	Here are a few more I've done with the FA31 for newspaper stories.

08-28-2010, 05:06 AM	#1180
NaClH2O Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bronx NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,631 Original Poster	That is simply a marvelous shot Digitalis. Do you mind telling us how you set it up? Obviously your head is behind the lens, but that is all I can figure out. NaCl(Enquiring minds would like to know)H2O

08-28-2010, 06:25 AM	#1182
steve1307 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,130	Originally posted by NaClH2O That is simply a marvelous shot Digitalis. Do you mind telling us how you set it up? Obviously your head is behind the lens, but that is all I can figure out. NaCl(Enquiring minds would like to know)H2O For doing a self portrait...... there's a mirror involved (check the lettering). I'm going to try this out... but I only have an M50/1.7 so will need a longer arm, or maybe a smaller head

08-28-2010, 06:29 AM	#1183
TOUGEFC Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,561	Wow excellent work Digitalis and henryjing! A couple from my wedding i took yesterday of my wife with the FA77LTD- The FA77 LTD really lived up to its amazing reputation yesterday, i took about 200 shots and everyone of them is a keeper.

08-28-2010, 06:40 AM	#1184
pcarfan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,978	Originally posted by Urkeldaedalus Hmm that is interesting. I notice that the colors are a little more subdued on my Internet Explorer as well for a few of them. My camera is set on sRGB now, but perhaps before it wasn't. Thanks for the heads up. Update: The two at the top are sRGB. The two on the bottom are Adobe RGB. Yeah! I noticed it most with the last image (which is my favorite of the lot) then, it is the color space making the difference.

08-28-2010, 06:45 AM	#1185
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Originally posted by NaClH2O That is simply a marvelous shot Digitalis. Do you mind telling us how you set it up? Obviously your head is behind the lens, but that is all I can figure out. NaCl(Enquiring minds would like to know)H2O Originally posted by steve1307 For doing a self portrait...... there's a mirror involved (check the lettering). I'm going to try this out... but I only have an M50/1.7 so will need a longer arm, or maybe a smaller head correct, I used a mirror to set everything up. I also will point out that the smaller the f/stop of the lens is the closer it will have to be to the camera/mirror when you take the shot because the image in the lens will be smaller. I did a version of this image with the new Leica noctilux 50mm f/0.95 ASPH but I needed more than two fingers to hold that monster up (at $12,000AU I really did not want to drop a lens that expensive) I liked the version with the 50mm f/1.2 because it is simply my favourite lens in my entire collection of pentax glass. I used a Single wireless AF540FGZ flash with a sto-fen diffuser at my lower right to illuminate my face and hand. As Steve pointed out I used a mirror to align my face in the lens and I used Live view on my K-7 to check on my composition. The camera was of course tripod mounted, It only took me two frames to get it right I was most concerned about how my hand would appear. All I did in post processing was flip the image, and sharpen and convert into monochrome.