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**jva59** · 03-14-2014, 08:06 AM

A winter street scene from Toronto, where I was visiting over the weekend

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johnmflores · 03-16-2014, 10:34 PM

hnikesch · 03-17-2014, 01:40 PM - **1 Like**

Walk in Lakes Park Fort Myers Fl. with Q7 and 06 lens, nice afternoon and not to much wildlife but dud get a few shots druing the walk. Processed in LR5

TonyTurley · 03-17-2014, 03:47 PM

Nice. Can't argue with those results.

jezza323 · 03-17-2014, 05:30 PM

Some very sharp shots there hnikesch

and cool effect johnmflores

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**filoxophy** · 03-17-2014, 05:40 PM

Originally posted by hnikesch

Walk in Lakes Park Fort Myers Fl. with Q7 and 06 lens, nice afternoon and not to much wildlife but dud get a few shots druing the walk. Processed in LR5

I gotta be honest, when I saw those bunny pics I thought "Snow in Florida? ... Oh wait, that's sand." Nice shots of those birds, too--very beautiful.

**jva59** · 03-17-2014, 06:26 PM

Nice shot everyone. Here are a few quick snaps of people celebrating St. Patrick's day.

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hnikesch · 03-18-2014, 08:35 AM

Shot with the Pentax OEM adapter and a SMC-M 135 f3.5 lens f8 seems to be the sweet spot. Shot on my Q7 all hand held. First a small blue heron, a big mouth looking at me, and a tricolored heron. All hand held, good thing it's a 650mm lens I wouldn't want to be that close to the gater

jezza323 · 03-19-2014, 05:57 PM

Still working slowly through the archives, Q + 03

shiner · 03-20-2014, 06:58 AM

Originally posted by hnikesch

Shot with the Pentax OEM adapter and a SMC-M 135 f3.5 lens f8 seems to be the sweet spot. Shot on my Q7 all hand held. First a small blue heron, a big mouth looking at me, and a tricolored heron. All hand held, good thing it's a 650mm lens I wouldn't want to be that close to the gater

Wow, these are really sharp- nice!

steve1307 · 03-20-2014, 08:12 AM

As a busy Engineer, the Pentax Q is my camera of choice when visiting "strange" factories in foreign lands. - Steve A, Engineer (March 2014)

Do you reckon I could be a Pentax brand ambassador? Would they give me a free K-3 or maybe a 60-250?

**jac** · 03-22-2014, 11:18 AM - **1 Like**

Keep forgetting the Q is in my parka pocket. Remembered this time.

hnikesch · 03-22-2014, 11:46 AM

Originally posted by jac

Keep forgetting the Q is in my parka pocket. Remembered this time.

How are you liking the 06, I noticed all you shots above were @ f8. The Q starts in diffraction at apertures smaller than f4. You will get sharper images shooting at more open apertures f4 or larger (f2.8) You will notice if you shoot in program mode the Q will try to open up the lens unlike the DSLR's that like to stop down to f5.6 to f8 for more DOF and sharpness. Enjoy the lens. I like your images completely different environment than where I am spending the winter but I head back north next week.

**jac** · 03-22-2014, 01:29 PM

Using AV. Thanks for tip. One thing I did notice is much better WB than I'm getting out of the camera than I'm getting with the K3.

Sandy Hancock · 03-22-2014, 03:32 PM

Some more images from my month with the 06 on the Q7:

It works for panoramas (this is a stitch of 60 hand-held images)

It's small enough to smuggle into music festivals

It's sharp enough

The bokeh's quite nice

It even works for birds if you're stealthy

03-17-2014, 01:40 PM - 1 Like	#3663
hnikesch Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,316	Lakes Park Walk in Lakes Park Fort Myers Fl. with Q7 and 06 lens, nice afternoon and not to much wildlife but dud get a few shots druing the walk. Processed in LR5

03-18-2014, 08:35 AM	#3668
hnikesch Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,316	Shot with the Pentax OEM adapter and a SMC-M 135 f3.5 lens f8 seems to be the sweet spot. Shot on my Q7 all hand held. First a small blue heron, a big mouth looking at me, and a tricolored heron. All hand held, good thing it's a 650mm lens I wouldn't want to be that close to the gater Last edited by hnikesch; 03-20-2014 at 05:54 AM.

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03-17-2014, 05:40 PM	#3666
filoxophy Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 1,133	Originally posted by hnikesch Walk in Lakes Park Fort Myers Fl. with Q7 and 06 lens, nice afternoon and not to much wildlife but dud get a few shots druing the walk. Processed in LR5 I gotta be honest, when I saw those bunny pics I thought "Snow in Florida? ... Oh wait, that's sand." Nice shots of those birds, too--very beautiful.

03-19-2014, 05:57 PM	#3669
jezza323 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brisbane Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,421	Still working slowly through the archives, Q + 03

03-20-2014, 06:58 AM	#3670
shiner Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N GA USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,127	Originally posted by hnikesch Shot with the Pentax OEM adapter and a SMC-M 135 f3.5 lens f8 seems to be the sweet spot. Shot on my Q7 all hand held. First a small blue heron, a big mouth looking at me, and a tricolored heron. All hand held, good thing it's a 650mm lens I wouldn't want to be that close to the gater Wow, these are really sharp- nice!

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steve1307 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,130	As a busy Engineer, the Pentax Q is my camera of choice when visiting "strange" factories in foreign lands. - Steve A, Engineer (March 2014) Do you reckon I could be a Pentax brand ambassador? Would they give me a free K-3 or maybe a 60-250?

03-22-2014, 11:46 AM	#3673
hnikesch Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,316	Originally posted by jac Keep forgetting the Q is in my parka pocket. Remembered this time. How are you liking the 06, I noticed all you shots above were @ f8. The Q starts in diffraction at apertures smaller than f4. You will get sharper images shooting at more open apertures f4 or larger (f2.8) You will notice if you shoot in program mode the Q will try to open up the lens unlike the DSLR's that like to stop down to f5.6 to f8 for more DOF and sharpness. Enjoy the lens. I like your images completely different environment than where I am spending the winter but I head back north next week.

03-22-2014, 01:29 PM	#3674
jac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada Posts: 2,364	Using AV. Thanks for tip. One thing I did notice is much better WB than I'm getting out of the camera than I'm getting with the K3.

03-22-2014, 03:32 PM	#3675
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,276	Some more images from my month with the 06 on the Q7: It works for panoramas (this is a stitch of 60 hand-held images) It's small enough to smuggle into music festivals It's sharp enough The bokeh's quite nice It even works for birds if you're stealthy

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