The 15mm Limited controls my mind - club

**volley** · 12-01-2018, 01:47 PM - **5 Likes**

Rail road through the Scottish Highlands

K3 and DA 4/15 limited

selfnoise · 12-01-2018, 02:06 PM - **5 Likes**

2nd floor burgers. Just got this lens and it's really, really fun.

stillshot2 · 12-01-2018, 03:45 PM - **8 Likes**

Here's my first image with the SMC 15mm f4! I think I get what you guys mean by controlling your mind, since it forces you to zoom around quite a bit with your feet almost robot-like until you stand in the exact right spot for the photo, since even changing your position by a couple inches changes the whole perspective quite dramatically.

northcoastgreg · 12-02-2018, 06:20 PM - **13 Likes**

Sunrise, Woodley Island Marina:

MegaPower · 12-02-2018, 10:53 PM

looking at pic in this thread is great.
It makes me want to get a apsc now.
With the K1, this lens isn't going out enough.

Garthgoyle · 12-03-2018, 03:59 AM - **8 Likes**

I've had this lens for a year by now and it is my to-go lens when I'm either snowboarding, hiking or cycling due to its sharpness, portability and a must for my activities, weight. Wish it was WR too. That way I wouldn't be so worried when I'm out shooting skiers and snowboarders.

---------- Post added 12-03-18 at 04:34 AM ----------

Originally posted by MegaPower

looking at pic in this thread is great.
It makes me want to get a apsc now.
With the K1, this lens isn't going out enough.

I'll trade you my K-5II for your K-1 then ;-)

**jacamar** · 12-03-2018, 07:09 AM - **4 Likes**

Mountain Vision · 12-03-2018, 08:07 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by MegaPower

looking at pic in this thread is great.
It makes me want to get a apsc now.
With the K1, this lens isn't going out enough.

Apparently you can shoot the K-1 and the DA 15 in square crop and it works. Unless you just dislike square crop (20MP files) , you have plenty of reason to use the K-1 and DA 15.

stillshot2 · 12-03-2018, 11:15 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MegaPower

It makes me want to get a apsc now.

Funny you say that because I'm liking this lens so much I am actually starting to think I might never need to go full frame, so this lens may actually save me a lot of money!

**UncleVanya** · 12-03-2018, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by stillshot2

Funny you say that because I'm liking this lens so much I am actually starting to think I might never need to go full frame, so this lens may actually save me a lot of money!

For most people there is little NEED driven logic, and a lot of WANT driven logic for moving to FF. So why do I want it? LOL. I can't really reconcile the delta in quality with the results I "need" and the costs both physical and monetary. But I still find myself wanting to do it. I need to take the time and rent a K-1 and get direct experience before doing anything.

**aslyfox** · 12-03-2018, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by UncleVanya

. . . But I still find myself wanting to do it. I need to take the time and rent a K-1 and get direct experience before doing anything.

I did get an email today from Lensrentals.com

15% off

code: FESTIVE15

Valid on orders arriving 12/3-12/14

LensRentals.com - Rent Lenses and Cameras from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony, Leica, and more

I am very satisfied with the service I have gotten from them

hint: protect yourself, buy the best protective plan when you rent

**Hattifnatt** · 12-03-2018, 11:54 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by MegaPower

looking at pic in this thread is great.
It makes me want to get a apsc now.
With the K1, this lens isn't going out enough.

I can say the same for my DA15 since I've got the K-1. Still I couldn't just sell it, I am very fond of this lens. I believe it taught me a lot since framing is not trivial with this lens so you have to work a little bit. So far I have been using it from time to time on the K-1 in crop mode, output is almost identical compared to my old K5IIs which I don't have anymore.

Let's be honest, one doesn't get the K-1 to use it with DA 15. But you can still use it if you want. One thing I'll have to try is to use it with Pixelshift to improve the sharpness.

Mountain Vision · 12-03-2018, 06:30 PM - **5 Likes**

Walking In Memphis by Justin, on Flickr

**ThorSanchez** · 12-04-2018, 05:37 AM

Originally posted by aslyfox

I did get an email today from Lensrentals.com

15% off

code: FESTIVE15

Valid on orders arriving 12/3-12/14

LensRentals.com - Rent Lenses and Cameras from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony, Leica, and more

I am very satisfied with the service I have gotten from them

hint: protect yourself, buy the best protective plan when you rent

I wouldn't ever want to dissuade anyone from renting Pentax gear, but both LensRentals and Borrowlenses send me a discount code in an email about every other week.

**ThorSanchez** · 12-04-2018, 05:43 AM - **3 Likes**

Nice sunset at the house yesterday. Three exposure HDR using Google Nik... which is one reason I can't totally leave Windows and LR behind for Linux/RawTherapee, etc. I really like SilverEfex Pro and HDR Efex.

And sometimes when you're HDR'ing you don't mess around. You really gotta HDR.

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stillshot2 Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Phoenix, AZ Photos: Albums Posts: 1,070	Originally posted by MegaPower It makes me want to get a apsc now. Funny you say that because I'm liking this lens so much I am actually starting to think I might never need to go full frame, so this lens may actually save me a lot of money!

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UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,385	Originally posted by stillshot2 Funny you say that because I'm liking this lens so much I am actually starting to think I might never need to go full frame, so this lens may actually save me a lot of money! For most people there is little NEED driven logic, and a lot of WANT driven logic for moving to FF. So why do I want it? LOL. I can't really reconcile the delta in quality with the results I "need" and the costs both physical and monetary. But I still find myself wanting to do it. I need to take the time and rent a K-1 and get direct experience before doing anything.

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aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	Originally posted by UncleVanya . . . But I still find myself wanting to do it. I need to take the time and rent a K-1 and get direct experience before doing anything. I did get an email today from Lensrentals.com 15% off code: FESTIVE15 Valid on orders arriving 12/3-12/14 LensRentals.com - Rent Lenses and Cameras from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony, Leica, and more I am very satisfied with the service I have gotten from them hint: protect yourself, buy the best protective plan when you rent

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ThorSanchez Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,804	Originally posted by aslyfox I did get an email today from Lensrentals.com 15% off code: FESTIVE15 Valid on orders arriving 12/3-12/14 LensRentals.com - Rent Lenses and Cameras from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony, Leica, and more I am very satisfied with the service I have gotten from them hint: protect yourself, buy the best protective plan when you rent I wouldn't ever want to dissuade anyone from renting Pentax gear, but both LensRentals and Borrowlenses send me a discount code in an email about every other week.

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