DA zoom club

takis63 · 12-03-2014, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by simon_199

Some test shots taken with the DA 16-45 the day i purchased it. Got it used for a nice price, overall i like it, even if i found out the auto focus to be very unreliable with my k200D ( which has no issues with other lenses ) especially when focusing at wide apertures and close to 16mm to relatively near ( not to infinity ) subjects. Some test shots i took at 16mm seemed extremely soft but if focus is adjusted either manually or by zooming in, locking then zooming back, they look fine.

Very nice series. Well done!

zzeitg · 12-03-2014, 12:53 PM - **4 Likes**

Sunrise at Khor Virap Monastery (Armenia) with Mount Ararat (5137 m / 16854 ft) in the background. By the irony of fate this highest and most famous Armenian mountain lies in Turkish territory, locked behind fence and closed borders.

takis63 · 12-04-2014, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by zzeitg

Sunrise at Khor Virap Monastery (Armenia) with Mount Ararat (5137 m / 16854 ft) in the background. By the irony of fate this highest and most famous Armenian mountain lies in Turkish territory, locked behind fence and closed borders.

Great picture. I think Mount Ararat is where Noah's ark supposedly sat after the cataclysm!

zzeitg · 12-04-2014, 11:01 AM

Originally posted by takis63

Great picture. I think Mount Ararat is where Noah's ark supposedly sat after the cataclysm!

Thanks! It's a really nice and pictorial place. We landed in Yerevan shortly before midnight and went to Khor Virap directly to wait there for first sunrays.

zzeitg · 12-06-2014, 02:31 AM - **2 Likes**

Predator

VladimirYo · 12-06-2014, 04:09 PM - **1 Like**

eddie1960 · 12-06-2014, 07:15 PM

Original variant DA 18-55 al (came with the ds i shot this with way back in 2005) revisited the conversion today. I think it's a decent enough lens

zzeitg · 12-07-2014, 02:13 PM

DA 50-200 (@ 200 mm)

**paulh** · 12-07-2014, 02:53 PM

Originally posted by zzeitg

DA 50-200 (@ 200 mm)

nicely composed!

**Merts** · 12-07-2014, 11:47 PM - **1 Like**

DA 55-300 at 170mm, iso800, f5.6, 1/320

**paulh** · 12-08-2014, 04:17 PM

Originally posted by Merts

DA 55-300 at 170mm, iso800, f5.6, 1/320

Nice kitty shot

DAL 50-200 on a K10D (xposted)

nparsons13 · 12-11-2014, 08:52 AM

Peregrine falcon in action--HD DA 55-300:

And a crop of the above:

Nowhere Matt · 12-11-2014, 01:53 PM - **1 Like**

SMC P DA 18-250mm

takis63 · 12-11-2014, 02:36 PM

Originally posted by Nowhere Matt

SMC P DA 18-250mm

Really like the first one! Good job!

turkiye2turkiye · 12-12-2014, 02:31 PM - **1 Like**

K5IIs+18-135mmWR, LandRover Defender

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12-03-2014, 11:32 AM	#991
takis63 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,023	Originally posted by simon_199 Some test shots taken with the DA 16-45 the day i purchased it. Got it used for a nice price, overall i like it, even if i found out the auto focus to be very unreliable with my k200D ( which has no issues with other lenses ) especially when focusing at wide apertures and close to 16mm to relatively near ( not to infinity ) subjects. Some test shots i took at 16mm seemed extremely soft but if focus is adjusted either manually or by zooming in, locking then zooming back, they look fine. Very nice series. Well done!

12-03-2014, 12:53 PM - 4 Likes	#992
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Sunrise at Khor Virap Monastery (Armenia) with Mount Ararat (5137 m / 16854 ft) in the background. By the irony of fate this highest and most famous Armenian mountain lies in Turkish territory, locked behind fence and closed borders.

12-04-2014, 10:32 AM	#993
takis63 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,023	Originally posted by zzeitg Sunrise at Khor Virap Monastery (Armenia) with Mount Ararat (5137 m / 16854 ft) in the background. By the irony of fate this highest and most famous Armenian mountain lies in Turkish territory, locked behind fence and closed borders. Great picture. I think Mount Ararat is where Noah's ark supposedly sat after the cataclysm!

12-04-2014, 11:01 AM	#994
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Originally posted by takis63 Great picture. I think Mount Ararat is where Noah's ark supposedly sat after the cataclysm! Thanks! It's a really nice and pictorial place. We landed in Yerevan shortly before midnight and went to Khor Virap directly to wait there for first sunrays.

12-06-2014, 02:31 AM - 2 Likes	#995
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Predator

12-06-2014, 04:09 PM - 1 Like	#996
VladimirYo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 290

12-06-2014, 07:15 PM	#997
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,667	Original variant DA 18-55 al (came with the ds i shot this with way back in 2005) revisited the conversion today. I think it's a decent enough lens

12-07-2014, 02:13 PM	#998
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	DA 50-200 (@ 200 mm)

12-07-2014, 02:53 PM	#999
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,306	Originally posted by zzeitg DA 50-200 (@ 200 mm) nicely composed!

12-08-2014, 04:17 PM	#1001
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,306	Originally posted by Merts DA 55-300 at 170mm, iso800, f5.6, 1/320 Nice kitty shot DAL 50-200 on a K10D (xposted)

12-11-2014, 08:52 AM	#1002
nparsons13 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 258	Peregrine falcon in action--HD DA 55-300: And a crop of the above:

12-11-2014, 01:53 PM - 1 Like	#1003
Nowhere Matt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nowhere Land Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,362	SMC P DA 18-250mm

12-11-2014, 02:36 PM	#1004
takis63 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,023	Originally posted by Nowhere Matt SMC P DA 18-250mm Really like the first one! Good job!

12-12-2014, 02:31 PM - 1 Like	#1005
turkiye2turkiye Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Turkey Posts: 214	K5IIs+18-135mmWR, LandRover Defender