Short Walk With My K 55mm f/1.8

**rbefly** · 05-12-2012, 08:04 PM

Hello All,
My first K Pentax, after many M's and newer lenses. I must say I'm impressed with the rendering and sharpness, it has the classic 1960's pastel colors, bright but not overdone in saturation like some digital lenses. Greens are especially well-rendered and the photos have a film-like look that I like.
It was a cloudy, gray day, so I added a bit of contrast. Other than normal cropping, that's all the PP used, and all it needed!
Ron

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**Ash** · 05-12-2012, 08:25 PM - **1 Like**

Good renditions here of an old classic (lens). Thanks for sharing.

**rbefly** · 05-14-2012, 02:10 AM

Thanks, Ash, I'm still finding ways to use this lens. It's very easy to focus, nice and bright. Love the colors!
Ron

zantaphia · 11-03-2012, 06:47 AM - **1 Like**

Pentax KM, K 55mm/1.8, Fujicolor Superia 200

Last edited by zantaphia; 11-03-2012 at 06:47 AM. Reason: Added the film info

saladin · 12-02-2012, 05:39 PM - **2 Likes**

K55 coupled with my K10.

saladin · 01-04-2013, 05:14 AM - **1 Like**

some of these cross-posted from the k-club thread, but all shot with the K55/1.8 (on K10D and K5).

**rbefly** · 01-04-2013, 06:39 AM - **1 Like**

Thanks to Zantaphia and Saladin for posting, very good photos! Love the colors, rendering, detail and Bokeh. I'll have to use mine more!
Ron

saladin · 01-07-2013, 05:22 PM

i'm enjoying this lens more and more. there's something delightfully tactile about a well-sorted manual focus system, and the rendering and colors seem somehow better than many modern lenses. these are just a few snapshots taken without any real attempt at a particular outcome:

what i would like to do now is find an equivalent wide angle. 20mm or so ideally.

**baro-nite** · 01-07-2013, 06:32 PM

A pair of shots at f/1.8:

**jt_cph_dk** · 01-18-2013, 05:58 AM

With LX

With *ist DS2

With K7

See more in my 1.8/55 flickr-set: SMC Pentax K 1.8/55 - a set on Flickr

JohnBee · 01-18-2013, 12:34 PM

Originally posted by jt_cph_dk

With LX, With *ist DS2, With K7

A wonderful lens.
I've cherished a few of these over the years and they(1.8/2.0) remain as my all time favorites. Along with the 28/3.5, 35/3.5, 50/1.4 etc etc

troika · 02-26-2013, 09:28 PM

I'm just getting to know this lens and my K-5, but I'm digging both. Wanted to share a few shots, nothing remarkable, but they make me happy.

troika · 02-26-2013, 09:33 PM

Obligatory bokah shots

troika · 02-26-2013, 09:41 PM

And some neighborhood animals

**paulh** · 02-26-2013, 09:59 PM

more bokeh with an *istD:

05-14-2012, 02:10 AM	#3
rbefly Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Denver, Colorado Photos: Albums Posts: 2,030 Original Poster	Fun With An Old Lens! Thanks, Ash, I'm still finding ways to use this lens. It's very easy to focus, nice and bright. Love the colors! Ron

11-03-2012, 06:47 AM - 1 Like	#4
zantaphia Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Klippan, Scania Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 509	K 55mm/1.8 Pentax KM, K 55mm/1.8, Fujicolor Superia 200 Last edited by zantaphia; 11-03-2012 at 06:47 AM. Reason: Added the film info

01-04-2013, 06:39 AM - 1 Like	#7
rbefly Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Denver, Colorado Photos: Albums Posts: 2,030 Original Poster	Great Photos! Thanks to Zantaphia and Saladin for posting, very good photos! Love the colors, rendering, detail and Bokeh. I'll have to use mine more! Ron

01-07-2013, 05:22 PM	#8
saladin Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: outer eastern melbourne, australia Posts: 427	i'm enjoying this lens more and more. there's something delightfully tactile about a well-sorted manual focus system, and the rendering and colors seem somehow better than many modern lenses. these are just a few snapshots taken without any real attempt at a particular outcome: what i would like to do now is find an equivalent wide angle. 20mm or so ideally. Last edited by saladin; 01-07-2013 at 06:10 PM.

02-26-2013, 09:28 PM	#12
troika Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,753	I'm just getting to know this lens and my K-5, but I'm digging both. Wanted to share a few shots, nothing remarkable, but they make me happy. Last edited by troika; 02-26-2013 at 09:37 PM.

05-12-2012, 08:25 PM - 1 Like	#2
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Good renditions here of an old classic (lens). Thanks for sharing.

12-02-2012, 05:39 PM - 2 Likes	#5
saladin Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: outer eastern melbourne, australia Posts: 427	K55 coupled with my K10.

01-04-2013, 05:14 AM - 1 Like	#6
saladin Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: outer eastern melbourne, australia Posts: 427	some of these cross-posted from the k-club thread, but all shot with the K55/1.8 (on K10D and K5).

01-07-2013, 06:32 PM	#9
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	A pair of shots at f/1.8:

01-18-2013, 05:58 AM	#10
jt_cph_dk Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Copenhagen Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 510	With LX With *ist DS2 With K7 See more in my 1.8/55 flickr-set: SMC Pentax K 1.8/55 - a set on Flickr

01-18-2013, 12:34 PM	#11
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Originally posted by jt_cph_dk With LX, With *ist DS2, With K7 A wonderful lens. I've cherished a few of these over the years and they(1.8/2.0) remain as my all time favorites. Along with the 28/3.5, 35/3.5, 50/1.4 etc etc

02-26-2013, 09:33 PM	#13
troika Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,753	Obligatory bokah shots

02-26-2013, 09:41 PM	#14
troika Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,753	And some neighborhood animals

02-26-2013, 09:59 PM	#15
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	more bokeh with an *istD:

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