F* & FA* club!

**Erictator** · 09-16-2022, 07:01 AM - **2 Likes**

Xposted from K-1 thread:

Last of Dolce's available light session pics with the FA*85. I definitely need to use this lens more...

smc PENTAX-FA* 85mm F1.4 [IF] ƒ/2.0 85.0 mm 1/125 iso500

**Mikesul** · 09-17-2022, 06:38 AM

smc PENTAX-FA* 85mm F1.4. It is great to see so many fine examples of this wonderful old lens in use. I loved mine and these make me kind of miss it.

zzeitg · 01-10-2023, 10:59 AM - **1 Like**

FA* 80-200

**Weevil** · 01-29-2023, 11:56 PM - **5 Likes**

Chouette lapone / Great Grey Owl [Strix nebulosa]
#pentax_fa250600 #pentaxk1
exif on flickr

**Weevil** · 02-07-2023, 10:02 PM - **7 Likes**

Another photo from the revisited archives ~2014
enhanced with Sharpen AI

Harfang des neiges / Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
All EXIF on flickr!
#pentax #pentaxk5 #pentax_f300

**Erictator** · 02-08-2023, 02:03 PM

Originally posted by Weevil

Another photo from the revisited archives ~2014
enhanced with Sharpen AI

Harfang des neiges / Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
All EXIF on flickr!
#pentax #pentaxk5 #pentax_f300

Really like this one! I like what you did with Sharpen AI too.
Eric

PS: Just curious, have you noticed Sharpen AI does weird things sometimes to background OOF items and bokeh ? Especially water and ripples etc. Sometimes I have to do the subject-only selection to sharpen, then invert the selection and just use Sharpen AI at a different setting to just let it clean up sensor noise or just sharpen certain other objects more gently.

**Weevil** · 02-08-2023, 07:14 PM

Originally posted by Erictator

Really like this one! I like what you did with Sharpen AI too.
Eric

PS: Just curious, have you noticed Sharpen AI does weird things sometimes to background OOF items and bokeh ? Especially water and ripples etc. Sometimes I have to do the subject-only selection to sharpen, then invert the selection and just use Sharpen AI at a different setting to just let it clean up sensor noise or just sharpen certain other objects more gently.

Thanks Eric... I beleive you it can add artifacts in the background !
Actually, I normally don't apply the sharpening no other than on the subject. So, to start my workfow, I use the auto-subject selection, and sometimes, I add or remove some part of the mask, trying to limit it to the main subject only...
Also, I found that auto selection of sharpening model do not often work, so I try a couple other models manually, until I am satisfied... I don't want artifacts and I choose the most "natural" method at the end... (that's time consuming, because my laptop is not the fastest, take 10sec to 1 minute for each method maybe ~ 20s average)

Last edited by Weevil; 02-08-2023 at 07:30 PM.

**Weevil** · 02-13-2023, 08:20 PM - **3 Likes**

Unpublished Series ~2014

Light was pretty dull on that day. I was able to recover this so-so image with some PP in Lr.

Harle couronné / Hooded Merganser [Lophodytes cucullatus] ♀
All EXIF on flickr!
#pentax #pentaxk3 #pentax_fa250600

builttospill · 02-28-2023, 08:13 PM - **4 Likes**

K-1 and FA* 80-200

builttospill · 07-11-2023, 10:45 AM - **5 Likes**

Grand Teton National Park
K10D and FA* 80-200

snudel · 07-15-2023, 02:51 AM - **12 Likes**

saw this club for the first time today and thought I'd post some pictures. I love the F* and FA* and these lenses are also a big reason why I don't just work mirrorless with my other system.
I hope you like the pictures.

wkraus · 07-16-2023, 10:09 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by snudel

saw this club for the first time today and thought I'd post some pictures. I love the F* and FA* and these lenses are also a big reason why I don't just work mirrorless with my other system.
I hope you like the pictures.

Great shots! You seem to have a nice star lens family.

**Weevil** · 07-19-2023, 11:26 PM

Originally posted by wkraus

Great shots! ...

+1

Originally posted by wkraus

... You seem to have a nice star lens family.

indeed !

@snudel : which one do you prefer ?

wkraus · 08-23-2023, 01:40 PM - **4 Likes**

K-1, smc Pentax-FA* 1:1.4 85mm IF + extension tube 1, wide open. By adding an extension tube, and thus thwarting the close range correction of the internal focusing, one can turn the FA* 85mm into a nice soft focus lens.

wkraus · 11-01-2023, 03:35 PM - **4 Likes**

Not a lot going on here lately… K-1 II, FA* 85mm at f/2.

02-08-2023, 07:14 PM	#907
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	Thanks ! Originally posted by Erictator Really like this one! I like what you did with Sharpen AI too. Eric PS: Just curious, have you noticed Sharpen AI does weird things sometimes to background OOF items and bokeh ? Especially water and ripples etc. Sometimes I have to do the subject-only selection to sharpen, then invert the selection and just use Sharpen AI at a different setting to just let it clean up sensor noise or just sharpen certain other objects more gently. Thanks Eric... I beleive you it can add artifacts in the background ! Actually, I normally don't apply the sharpening no other than on the subject. So, to start my workfow, I use the auto-subject selection, and sometimes, I add or remove some part of the mask, trying to limit it to the main subject only... Also, I found that auto selection of sharpening model do not often work, so I try a couple other models manually, until I am satisfied... I don't want artifacts and I choose the most "natural" method at the end... (that's time consuming, because my laptop is not the fastest, take 10sec to 1 minute for each method maybe ~ 20s average) Last edited by Weevil; 02-08-2023 at 07:30 PM.

11-01-2023, 03:35 PM - 4 Likes	#915
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	Not a lot going on here lately… K-1 II, FA* 85mm at f/2. Last edited by wkraus; 11-12-2023 at 04:52 AM.

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09-16-2022, 07:01 AM - 2 Likes	#901
Erictator Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,344	Xposted from K-1 thread: Last of Dolce's available light session pics with the FA85. I definitely need to use this lens more... smc PENTAX-FA 85mm F1.4 [IF] ƒ/2.0 85.0 mm 1/125 iso500

09-17-2022, 06:38 AM	#902
Mikesul Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,594	smc PENTAX-FA* 85mm F1.4. It is great to see so many fine examples of this wonderful old lens in use. I loved mine and these make me kind of miss it.

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zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	FA* 80-200

01-29-2023, 11:56 PM - 5 Likes	#904
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	Chouette lapone / Great Grey Owl [Strix nebulosa] #pentax_fa250600 #pentaxk1 exif on flickr

02-07-2023, 10:02 PM - 7 Likes	#905
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	Another photo from the revisited archives ~2014 enhanced with Sharpen AI Harfang des neiges / Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) All EXIF on flickr! #pentax #pentaxk5 #pentax_f300

02-08-2023, 02:03 PM	#906
Erictator Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,344	Originally posted by Weevil Another photo from the revisited archives ~2014 enhanced with Sharpen AI Harfang des neiges / Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) All EXIF on flickr! #pentax #pentaxk5 #pentax_f300 Really like this one! I like what you did with Sharpen AI too. Eric PS: Just curious, have you noticed Sharpen AI does weird things sometimes to background OOF items and bokeh ? Especially water and ripples etc. Sometimes I have to do the subject-only selection to sharpen, then invert the selection and just use Sharpen AI at a different setting to just let it clean up sensor noise or just sharpen certain other objects more gently.

02-13-2023, 08:20 PM - 3 Likes	#908
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	Unpublished Series ~2014 Light was pretty dull on that day. I was able to recover this so-so image with some PP in Lr. Harle couronné / Hooded Merganser [Lophodytes cucullatus] ♀ All EXIF on flickr! #pentax #pentaxk3 #pentax_fa250600

02-28-2023, 08:13 PM - 4 Likes	#909
builttospill Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,398	K-1 and FA* 80-200

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wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	Originally posted by snudel saw this club for the first time today and thought I'd post some pictures. I love the F* and FA* and these lenses are also a big reason why I don't just work mirrorless with my other system. I hope you like the pictures. Great shots! You seem to have a nice star lens family.

07-19-2023, 11:26 PM	#913
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	Originally posted by wkraus Great shots! ... +1 Originally posted by wkraus ... You seem to have a nice star lens family. indeed ! @snudel : which one do you prefer ?

08-23-2023, 01:40 PM - 4 Likes	#914
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	K-1, smc Pentax-FA* 1:1.4 85mm IF + extension tube 1, wide open. By adding an extension tube, and thus thwarting the close range correction of the internal focusing, one can turn the FA* 85mm into a nice soft focus lens.