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09-14-2011, 06:12 AM   #2881
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All taken with the K5. I'll admit to a bit of "Presence" tweaking in Lightroom. I've recently discovered the Clarity/Vibrance/Saturation sliders, and have been liking the results. I miss the colours of my old K10d as well. One of the reasons I still have my old ist*DL that shares those great colours.

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43 ltd

My cold reluctant daughter.
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Hi there fellow Pentaxians

Count me in the FA Ltd-club, just bought an excellent copy of the 43mm and cant resist the need to post a few of my first results

Let me introduce myself first; I'm a 31 year old norwegian dad of two lovely children, respectively 2 years and 7 months old lovely girls.
I started using DSLR in 2008, with my K10d, which I didn't understand much of the first months, but soon found out was an EXCELLENT camera at low ISO, and developed a lovely relationship with.
Bought a couple of handfuls with old K, M & A-series lenses as well as a DA55-300mm and after the K10d died, DA17-70mm f/4 came with my seconhand K20d and I immediately fell forl the colour/sharpness of this lens.

Now, I'm using the 43mm pretty much all the time. It's just. so. perfect. in. every. way.



First two pictures of my oldest daughter, Charlotte in the tub tuesday.
I just love the fact that I can shoot at wide aperture and still have that incredible sharpness of this lens in combination with my trusty K20d.
Used a 540 FGZ flash as light source, camera and flash in "M" to assure 100% control of the high-key exposure.

Charlotte | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
f/2.5
ISO 100
1/160 sec shutter speed



Charlotte | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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ISO 100
1/160 shutter speed



In this next shot, our youngest daughter Helena is "greeting" our good friends' dog, Rufs
She just loves him and crawls towards him at full speed every time we're at their house.

I used natural light only, as light source and is very happy with the exposure. Considering the fact that I usually in the past almost consistently had to use a flash to be sure that she hadn't moved after I'd focused (manually) and taken the shot. It seems much more easier -logically enough, I guess- to use the AF in these situations... It opens up a "new World" for me

Helena & Rufs | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
1/125 sec shutter speed
f/2.0
ISO 320


Last, this is the view we had two days ago, coming home from work in the afternoon. Had to stop to document the thick fog and the mysterious landscape it created!

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I like the third shot

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Thanks! Great Jump shots!
Thanks!
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FA77 all shot at f/1.8-
Grat shots!
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A few from the trip out East this summer. 43mm is still my favorite, but that 77mm is finding itself on the camera quite often.
Exellent images!
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Hi there fellow Pentaxians

Count me in the FA Ltd-club, just bought an excellent copy of the 43mm and cant resist the need to post a few of my first results
Welcome to the FA world nice shots!
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#1 and #2 are superb! Love that effect and what a beauty
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The Girlfriend

FA 77mm @ f1.8. Love this lens (and the girlfriend)!



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43Ltd wide open
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FA 77mm @ f1.8. Love this lens (and the girlfriend)!
Lovely shot
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43Ltd wide open
Very nice!
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4 months ago when I got DA*55 I decided to sell off FA lts (43+77 that is) and despite being happy with the DA* the lost FA lenses kept haunting me. Then, over last few weeks, I decided to give a 31 go (this one is pretty much glued to my wife's K-x I never use) on my K-7 and....
Anyway, black 43ltd is paid for and should be with me by Tuesday! Can't wait...as for 77, it'll have to wait if I'll rebuy it all...shall be posting soon
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I knew you would be back Peter.
What is your plan with the DA*55 now?
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I knew you would be back Peter.
What is your plan with the DA*55 now?
You should have told me before I sold out

Well, with regards to 55...not sure yet, in past 4 months it was responsible for around 60-65% of my shots and has rewarded me with many stunners (IMO that is). I have half of the buying price for 43 taken care of and as for the rest I think FA100 will be the victim. I love it's output but very rarely use it. Having said that I'll have to wait and see how the 43 and 55 will get along, if they won't one will have to go, shall that be 43 again, I'd focus on getting FA*28-70, shall that be 55 then DA70 would be first on the list to pair with 43. In ideal world, I'd keep 24+55 as my "big guns" and try to get DA70 later to go with 43 as my light weight kit...
We'll see, with my selling/buying habbits one never knows...
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axl, does this mean I shouldn't bother responding to that PM? (Sorry for being so slow about it, btw...)
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axl, does this mean I shouldn't bother responding to that PM? (Sorry for being so slow about it, btw...)
Please do!
I'm still very interested to know the answers. My mind is not 100% settled so in the end if I'll get fed up with too much choice I might just switch Nikon
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