Fun with the K-S1

hypernotactive · 09-27-2015, 03:31 PM - **2 Likes**

An old abandoned boathouse

K-S1 one with DA15 limited

Crossposted to The 15mm Limited cotrolls my mind - club

Demiles · 09-28-2015, 09:40 AM - **1 Like**

One from last nights Lunar Eclipse

**jimr-pdx** · 10-01-2015, 05:46 PM - **1 Like**

Excellent eclipse shot! I had the K-r set on a tripod with 400mm and interval shooting (much missed on the K-S1) and the 55-300 on the K-s1. It was so faint as it came up that I didn't see it until later, so they will need much processing to look their best.

Here's my longer-exposure copy of your shot.. 190mm then cropped

Tessie · 10-02-2015, 12:26 AM - **2 Likes**

First pictures from my new lens, DA35mm f2.4, aka Buttercup. Plants in my garden. The pink flowers are on a miniature rose named Rennie, and the grass with the fluffy seed heads is Pennisetum.

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**THoog** · 10-02-2015, 07:08 PM

NIce...

I know it's not fashionable to say good things about Precision camera repair, but my 'Smurfette' Blue Cream Soda K-S1 had a problem with the CDAF (loose connector, I think), so I sent her off, thinking it would be awhile before we got to have fun again. Round trip, twelve days. Things appear to be fixed - hopefully, we will do some shooting this weekend (indoors - because the current pattern of overcast and rain started the day I sent the K-S1 off, and has not let up since).

**jimr-pdx** · 10-06-2015, 07:38 AM

I was relaxing in the yard, looking at the turning maple leaves - and there it was

I've seen Venus in the daytime before, but only after tracking it before sunrise and following it across the sky. Taken with 55-300 then resized and cropped. Man it's hard to pin focus on something that small - though using live view would have helped

Demiles · 10-13-2015, 01:53 PM

I love the 3D effect of the Takumar 135 F2.5. It was another $30 Craigslist special

**THoog** · 10-13-2015, 04:32 PM - **2 Likes**

Studies in green:

Leaves on leaves

Teahouse path

Tessie · 10-14-2015, 01:21 PM

Beautiful nature shots Todd. Which lens?

**THoog** · 10-14-2015, 02:16 PM

The leaves are the DA 20-40 Ltd, which I am really beginning to like as a "travel lens", and the teahouse is the DA 35 / 2.4 "Plastic Fantastic".

**THoog** · 10-16-2015, 08:33 PM - **3 Likes**

Still messing around with the DA 20-40 Ltd, trying to decide if I will do an extended "regular guy" review or not. The early reviews of this lens complained about lack of sharpness, but I'm not seeing it on mine. When I can count the hairs on a honeybee's butt, it seems to me the lens is plenty sharp. That means I really need to walk through various apertures and focal lengths on a brick wall-type target to try to figure out when it is or isn't sharp, and I hate doing that, enough to forget about the whole project.

Sunny Bee

100% crop (when viewed at 1200x800)

Demiles · 10-25-2015, 05:20 AM - **1 Like**

In the Halloween spirit I snapped this spooky face up in the clouds

**Rondec** · 11-04-2015, 05:00 AM - **2 Likes**

I gave my 9 year old daughter a K-S1 for her birthday and so I stole it from her yesterday morning and took it out shooting with the DA 15 limited. It is really nice. About the same size as the K-01 but with quicker operation and I do like having a real viewfinder (and the K-S1 has a nice one). Image files have nice color depth and dynamic range too.

I probably won't shoot with it much since it is her camera, but it was fun while it lasted...

**Rondec** · 11-05-2015, 04:25 AM - **1 Like**

A couple more from the other morning with the DA 15 limited.

Another sunburst.

Early Morning at Tucker Lake.

**Rondec** · 11-08-2015, 05:02 AM - **1 Like**

A couple of photos with the FA 77

10-06-2015, 07:38 AM	#141
jimr-pdx Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: 1hr north of PDX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,515	Venus at noon! I was relaxing in the yard, looking at the turning maple leaves - and there it was I've seen Venus in the daytime before, but only after tracking it before sunrise and following it across the sky. Taken with 55-300 then resized and cropped. Man it's hard to pin focus on something that small - though using live view would have helped

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09-27-2015, 03:31 PM - 2 Likes	#136
hypernotactive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Moss Norway Photos: Gallery Posts: 123	An old abandoned boathouse K-S1 one with DA15 limited Crossposted to The 15mm Limited cotrolls my mind - club

10-01-2015, 05:46 PM - 1 Like	#138
jimr-pdx Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: 1hr north of PDX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,515	Excellent eclipse shot! I had the K-r set on a tripod with 400mm and interval shooting (much missed on the K-S1) and the 55-300 on the K-s1. It was so faint as it came up that I didn't see it until later, so they will need much processing to look their best. Here's my longer-exposure copy of your shot.. 190mm then cropped

10-02-2015, 07:08 PM	#140
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,458	NIce... I know it's not fashionable to say good things about Precision camera repair, but my 'Smurfette' Blue Cream Soda K-S1 had a problem with the CDAF (loose connector, I think), so I sent her off, thinking it would be awhile before we got to have fun again. Round trip, twelve days. Things appear to be fixed - hopefully, we will do some shooting this weekend (indoors - because the current pattern of overcast and rain started the day I sent the K-S1 off, and has not let up since).

10-13-2015, 04:32 PM - 2 Likes	#143
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,458	Studies in green: Leaves on leaves Teahouse path

10-14-2015, 01:21 PM	#144
Tessie Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: California Posts: 61	Beautiful nature shots Todd. Which lens?

10-14-2015, 02:16 PM	#145
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,458	The leaves are the DA 20-40 Ltd, which I am really beginning to like as a "travel lens", and the teahouse is the DA 35 / 2.4 "Plastic Fantastic".

10-16-2015, 08:33 PM - 3 Likes	#146
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,458	Still messing around with the DA 20-40 Ltd, trying to decide if I will do an extended "regular guy" review or not. The early reviews of this lens complained about lack of sharpness, but I'm not seeing it on mine. When I can count the hairs on a honeybee's butt, it seems to me the lens is plenty sharp. That means I really need to walk through various apertures and focal lengths on a brick wall-type target to try to figure out when it is or isn't sharp, and I hate doing that, enough to forget about the whole project. Sunny Bee 100% crop (when viewed at 1200x800)

11-04-2015, 05:00 AM - 2 Likes	#148
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Photos: Gallery Posts: 15,434	I gave my 9 year old daughter a K-S1 for her birthday and so I stole it from her yesterday morning and took it out shooting with the DA 15 limited. It is really nice. About the same size as the K-01 but with quicker operation and I do like having a real viewfinder (and the K-S1 has a nice one). Image files have nice color depth and dynamic range too. I probably won't shoot with it much since it is her camera, but it was fun while it lasted...

11-05-2015, 04:25 AM - 1 Like	#149
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Photos: Gallery Posts: 15,434	A couple more from the other morning with the DA 15 limited. Another sunburst. Early Morning at Tucker Lake.

11-08-2015, 05:02 AM - 1 Like	#150
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Photos: Gallery Posts: 15,434	A couple of photos with the FA 77