F* & FA* club!

angerdan · 11-16-2017, 05:48 AM

Originally posted by ffking

FA*400mm f/5.6 -this lens isn't great for digital (actually it isn't one of the star classics

Why isn't it great for digital?

**ffking** · 11-16-2017, 07:26 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by angerdan

Why isn't it great for digital?

I think it was never one of the great Pentax lenses and we expect - and can pixel peep - better now. It was fine for film because expectations were lower.. I just find the image lack apparent critical sharpness - maybe to do with contrast, maybe resolving power, I don't know. It's not train smash, just not as good (from what I see) as the 150-450, and not as good as the 70-200, as far as comparisons are possible. This is with a K-3:

**pepperberry farm** · 11-25-2017, 05:37 AM - **3 Likes**

new-to-me FA* 300mm f4.5 ED IF

Namsanvt · 11-25-2017, 05:39 AM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

new-to-me FA* 300mm f4.5 ED IF

Nice pics. i'm going to buy this lens for my K-1... Is it "good"...?

**pepperberry farm** · 11-25-2017, 05:45 AM

Originally posted by Namsanvt

Nice pics. i'm going to buy this lens for my K-1... Is it "good"...?

it is very good; I have only had my copy about a week, so I have yet to really come to know her.... but this was my first shot with her:

hand-held, breezy conditions, and this barn is about third of a mile down the road...

Namsanvt · 11-25-2017, 06:00 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

it is very good; I have only had my copy about a week, so I have yet to really come to know her.... but this was my first shot with her:

hand-held, breezy conditions, and this barn is about third of a mile down the road...

Ahhh... i saw your pics on Pentaxian FB's group

**pepperberry farm** · 11-25-2017, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by Namsanvt

Ahhh... i saw your pics on Pentaxian FB's group

yes - I'm a member of that group also...

**ffking** · 12-13-2017, 12:04 PM - **4 Likes**

While it's on the clipboard (X posted from Alphabet race) - my much missed (stolen) F*300mm on an SFXn, using Ektachrome 100 (London zoo, back in he early 1990s)

gifthorse · 12-14-2017, 08:20 PM

FA 1oomm f3.5 macro

builttospill · 01-13-2018, 12:53 PM - **5 Likes**

K-1 and FA* 80-200 (first two images shot wide-open at f/2.8)

builttospill · 02-28-2018, 07:29 PM - **2 Likes**

K10D and FA* 80-200

K-1 and FA* 80-200

**Weevil** · 03-20-2018, 10:05 PM - **3 Likes**

Pigeon biset / Rock Dove [Columba livia]
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Who said that the Rock Dove is an ordinary looking bird?

Pentax K-1 + FA*250-600 @600mm
ƒ/6.3 (almost wide open), 1/1600s, ISO 100

Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Québec, Canada
2018.03.18

Pigeon biset / Rock Dove [Columba livia]

LennyBloke · 03-21-2018, 01:36 AM - **4 Likes**

A reworking of a shot from last year with the F*300/4.5 on the K1...

builttospill · 03-29-2018, 08:40 PM - **4 Likes**

K-1 and FA* 80-200

**Weevil** · 04-03-2018, 09:25 PM - **4 Likes**

(x-posted in the 300m lens club)
Not the best shot since it was again cropped heavily (5.5 mpx), but nice pose this duck was offering me under that golden light...
Fuligule milouinan / Greater Scaup [Aythya marila] ♂
Carignan, Québec, Canada
2018.04.02

Pentax K-1 + FA*250-600 @600mm
ƒ/6.3, 1/1250s, ISO 320

Fuligule milouinan / Greater Scaup [Aythya marila] ♂

11-25-2017, 05:37 AM - 3 Likes	#798
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,636	*K-3 with FA 300mm f4.5 ED IF** new-to-me FA* 300mm f4.5 ED IF

02-28-2018, 07:29 PM - 2 Likes	#806
builttospill Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,398	K10D and FA* 80-200 K-1 and FA* 80-200 Last edited by Adam; 02-28-2023 at 10:53 PM.

03-21-2018, 01:36 AM - 4 Likes	#808
LennyBloke Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worcestershire, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 677	Out of the Dark A reworking of a shot from last year with the F*300/4.5 on the K1...

04-03-2018, 09:25 PM - 4 Likes	#810
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	(x-posted in the 300m lens club) Not the best shot since it was again cropped heavily (5.5 mpx), but nice pose this duck was offering me under that golden light... Fuligule milouinan / Greater Scaup [Aythya marila] ♂ Carignan, Québec, Canada 2018.04.02 Pentax K-1 + FA250-600 @600mm ƒ/6.3, 1/1250s, ISO 320 Fuligule milouinan / Greater Scaup [Aythya marila] ♂ Last edited by Weevil; 04-03-2018 at 10:13 PM.*

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11-16-2017, 05:48 AM	#796
angerdan Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,639	Originally posted by ffking FA*400mm f/5.6 -this lens isn't great for digital (actually it isn't one of the star classics Why isn't it great for digital?

11-16-2017, 07:26 AM - 1 Like	#797
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	Originally posted by angerdan Why isn't it great for digital? I think it was never one of the great Pentax lenses and we expect - and can pixel peep - better now. It was fine for film because expectations were lower.. I just find the image lack apparent critical sharpness - maybe to do with contrast, maybe resolving power, I don't know. It's not train smash, just not as good (from what I see) as the 150-450, and not as good as the 70-200, as far as comparisons are possible. This is with a K-3:

11-25-2017, 05:39 AM	#799
Namsanvt Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Vungtau Posts: 36	Originally posted by pepperberry farm new-to-me FA* 300mm f4.5 ED IF Nice pics. i'm going to buy this lens for my K-1... Is it "good"...?

11-25-2017, 05:45 AM	#800
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,636	Originally posted by Namsanvt Nice pics. i'm going to buy this lens for my K-1... Is it "good"...? it is very good; I have only had my copy about a week, so I have yet to really come to know her.... but this was my first shot with her: hand-held, breezy conditions, and this barn is about third of a mile down the road...

11-25-2017, 06:00 AM - 1 Like	#801
Namsanvt Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Vungtau Posts: 36	Originally posted by pepperberry farm it is very good; I have only had my copy about a week, so I have yet to really come to know her.... but this was my first shot with her: hand-held, breezy conditions, and this barn is about third of a mile down the road... Ahhh... i saw your pics on Pentaxian FB's group

11-25-2017, 08:13 AM	#802
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,636	Originally posted by Namsanvt Ahhh... i saw your pics on Pentaxian FB's group yes - I'm a member of that group also...

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gifthorse Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nevada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,945	FA 1oomm f3.5 macro

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builttospill Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,398	K-1 and FA* 80-200 (first two images shot wide-open at f/2.8)

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