[LeRolls]

[doodlebug]

I've been interested in the Laowa 12mm too, mainly for it's more corrected appearance compared to the other options at 15mm and wider. I also have the D-FA 15-30 so a wider focal length is more appealing. I see the Irix 15mm is establishing a good reputation as a quality lens so will consider the alternative to the Laowa 12mm which is the Irix 11mm.

Anyhoo, I thought I'd add a reply in case you'd not considered the option that is the Irix 11mm. I don't know if anyone has posted examples around here but there are samples on the Irix Flickr page here: Irix lens?s albums | Flickr There's been some discussion on the Irix 11mm and Laowa 12mm here: New Ultra Wide Rectilinear Lens Decision - Irix 11mm F/4 v Venus 12mm f/2.8 - PentaxForums.com and some images of the ultra wides in this thread: ULTRA wide lenses (only FF equiv 12mm or lower) - PentaxForums.com There's some star burst samples in that thread too BTW.

No matter what lens you go with we hope you share some images with us.

Tas

Thanks Tas. That's a big help.

[BruceBanner]

Bird of Paradise with a Bird.

[rondoudou87]

Da*300+tc1,4x


DFA100 macro wr

[Rondec]

A Break in the Clouds (DA *55/pixel shift)

[WPRESTO]

Da*300+tc1,4xDFA100 macro wr

Two eye-catcher images, but special praise for the flower. So many, many images of flowers, it's not easy to get one that stops the eye the way that one caught mine.

[felixkh]

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[longbow]

DFA 24-70 - Dynamic Pixel Shift

[felixkh]

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This was taken way back in 2013.




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MY first ever portraiture session

[acoufap]

A Love Story.

Yesterday I came across a daisy family.

One of the crowd called „Hello acoufap, could you please make a photograph of us ... and keep attention that I’m the most sharpest?“ - „I’d love nothing more than that, I said.“, thinking I knew from which one the call came from. So I made the photograph.



I showed it to the group. „What did you do!“, I heard a voice coming from the right side of the sharpest daisy. I immediately recognized my mistake. Not the nearest daisy but the second from the right put the initial request. What a pity. „I beg your pardon“, I said and hurried to make another photograph.



„I love you“, she said finally when I showed the new picture.

What more could I hope for? And isn’t it funny what we K-1 shooters can experience?


Setup:

K-1 • DA TC1.4x • DFA100WR • Marumi Achromat +3 • Tripod • Ball Head • Macro Rail

[normhead]

A couple K-1 pixel shift images.

[Crooski]

Tulips taken with FA * 28-70mm

[WPRESTO]

Three posts just above, all flowers, are all well worth a look.

Inasmuch as we're looking at how a K1 renders flowers, here's an effort by me.

[fs999]

A Love Story.

Yesterday I came across a daisy family.

One of the crowd called „Hello acoufap, could you please make a photograph of us ... and keep attention that I’m the most sharpest?“ - „I’d love nothing more than that, I said.“, thinking I knew from which one the call came from. So I made the photograph.



I showed it to the group. „What did you do!“, I heard a voice coming from the right side of the sharpest daisy. I immediately recognized my mistake. Not the nearest daisy but the second from the right put the initial request. What a pity. „I beg your pardon“, I said and hurried to make another photograph.



„I love you“, she said finally when I showed the new picture.

FF Mode • 100 ISO • Pentax DA* 55mm F1.4 SDM


FF Mode • 100 ISO • Pentax FA* 24mm F2 IF AL


Crop Mode • 200 ISO • Pentax DA* 55mm F1.4 SDM
Tagliatelle Verde Bolognese


FF Mode • 100 ISO • Pentax DA* 200mm F2.8 ED SDM

[Erictator]

OK, so I FINALLY got off my lazy backside and took my mint old SMC Takumar 35mm F2.0 out for a spin on the K-1.

SMC Takumar 35mm F2.0 35.0 mm 1/2000 ISO100
WHAT THE HECK TOOK ME SO LONG???!!!!