What was your first lens on the K-1 and what did you photograph with it?

HopelessTogger · 05-10-2016, 11:29 AM

FA31mm Limited. Photo of the east wing of the house and gardens. Imported it and thought, WOW! this is good. Look at the DR! Then realised I'd shot in JPEG!

discharged · 05-10-2016, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by HopelessTogger

Then realised I'd shot in JPEG!

Did exactly the same thing!

I started with the FA*28-70, guessing that it would be one of the most used lenses on that camera...

Missed focus, eyes closed, bad shot, but still that shot felt great!

Topsy · 05-10-2016, 02:09 PM

Jupiter 9 and my cat and then my mate.
Followed by my Industar 50-2, shot from balcony, then my Flektogon 20/4, my cat and shot of balcony (man, it's wide!

), then my Meyer Görlitz Orestegor 300/4, shot from balcony and finally my helios 44-K4, also shot from the balcony and a portrait of my mate.
Then the light failed us. So I'll carry on tomorrow

Jupiter 9 pic (0003, it's way nicer than 0001 but shot during the same 10s

)

**rgknief60** · 05-10-2016, 10:02 PM

Here's my first picture with the K-1, posted in the *Macro* lens club.

HoustonBob · 05-10-2016, 10:18 PM

As I planned, my first shot was taken of my old elementary school with my 12-24mm f4.5- f5.6 EX DG Sigma at 12mm. I wanted that true ultra wide angle shot I bought that lens for in the first place. The light was failing by the time I got my camera - so the shot was OK, but nothing to write home about.

pathdoc · 05-11-2016, 04:41 AM

Originally posted by Topsy

Then the light failed us.

Originally posted by HoustonBob

The light was failing

LOLOL isn't this why it goes up to ISO 200,000?

(Only joking; I know the high-ISO ceiling on any DSLR is nothing to write home about. I'm pretty sure I can count the number of times I've shot at 51,200 on my K-5 without taking both socks off.)

---------- Post added 11-05-16 at 09:12 ----------

Originally posted by HopelessTogger

Imported it and thought, WOW! this is good. Look at the DR! Then realised I'd shot in JPEG!

Okay, so if JPEG is that good, what must the raw be like! Holy heck!

Topsy · 05-11-2016, 04:54 AM

Originally posted by pathdoc

LOLOL isn't this why it goes up to ISO 200,000?

(Only joking; I know the high-ISO ceiling on any DSLR is nothing to write home about. I'm pretty sure I can count the number of times I've shot at 51,200 on my K-5 without taking both socks off.)

---------- Post added 11-05-16 at 09:12 ----------

Okay, so if JPEG is that good, what must the raw be like! Holy heck!

I actually quite forgot it's useable at higher ISO than the K-50

I can't even say that it would have been too dark to change lenses, it's all a set-up!

pathdoc · 05-11-2016, 05:02 AM

Originally posted by Topsy

useable at higher ISO

Useability at high ISO does of course depend on the purpose. I can shoot an image at 51,200 which, if I did it carefully enough, would be "useable" on Facebook - I can almost literally turn night into day in my back garden - but on Flickr it would very quickly start looking like the earliest efforts at 400 ASA colour film on a half-frame compact. Then again, there are legitimate excuses which can be made for that - #lomography

**Genobreaker** · 05-11-2016, 06:04 AM

Tamron 70-200 2.8 and it was a traditional Japanese doll.

**smigol** · 05-19-2016, 09:00 AM

FA 50mm F1.4 and a picture of a red ruler to check autofocus setting. It needed a +3 adjustment.

Big Dawg · 05-19-2016, 02:16 PM

A Sigma 17-35mm To check out the K1's ISO performance I took some photos in our den.

oscaletrains · 07-20-2016, 05:33 AM

I slapped on a Pentax-fa 35 f2.0 that I had been using on a k200d as a "normal" lens and wow, it is back to what it was made for! SWEET!

**TwoUptons** · 07-21-2016, 05:31 PM

40mm XS, shot of my daughter at the dining room table. SOOC jpeg looked great.

And no visible vignetting. That's a neat little lens...

-Eric

bdery · 07-22-2016, 04:41 AM

DA40 limited. A picture of my living room, nothing fancy. But I mainly was curious about the shutter noise and the high ISO.

**felixkh** · 07-22-2016, 11:52 PM

FA31 and a test shot of my friend's neighbourhood. I had gone over to collect the camera from him after he arrived back in Singapore from Vietnam.

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05-10-2016, 11:29 AM	#31
HopelessTogger Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Roi-et, Thailand Posts: 773	FA31mm Limited. Photo of the east wing of the house and gardens. Imported it and thought, WOW! this is good. Look at the DR! Then realised I'd shot in JPEG!

05-10-2016, 02:05 PM	#32
discharged Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: viking country Photos: Albums Posts: 276	Originally posted by HopelessTogger Then realised I'd shot in JPEG! Did exactly the same thing! I started with the FA*28-70, guessing that it would be one of the most used lenses on that camera... Missed focus, eyes closed, bad shot, but still that shot felt great!

05-10-2016, 02:09 PM	#33
Topsy Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 625	Jupiter 9 and my cat and then my mate. Followed by my Industar 50-2, shot from balcony, then my Flektogon 20/4, my cat and shot of balcony (man, it's wide! ), then my Meyer Görlitz Orestegor 300/4, shot from balcony and finally my helios 44-K4, also shot from the balcony and a portrait of my mate. Then the light failed us. So I'll carry on tomorrow Jupiter 9 pic (0003, it's way nicer than 0001 but shot during the same 10s )

05-10-2016, 10:02 PM	#34
rgknief60 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 980	Here's my first picture with the K-1, posted in the Macro lens club.

05-10-2016, 10:18 PM	#35
HoustonBob Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Houston TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 265	As I planned, my first shot was taken of my old elementary school with my 12-24mm f4.5- f5.6 EX DG Sigma at 12mm. I wanted that true ultra wide angle shot I bought that lens for in the first place. The light was failing by the time I got my camera - so the shot was OK, but nothing to write home about.

05-11-2016, 04:41 AM	#36
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381 Original Poster	Originally posted by Topsy Then the light failed us. Originally posted by HoustonBob The light was failing LOLOL isn't this why it goes up to ISO 200,000? (Only joking; I know the high-ISO ceiling on any DSLR is nothing to write home about. I'm pretty sure I can count the number of times I've shot at 51,200 on my K-5 without taking both socks off.) ---------- Post added 11-05-16 at 09:12 ---------- Originally posted by HopelessTogger Imported it and thought, WOW! this is good. Look at the DR! Then realised I'd shot in JPEG! Okay, so if JPEG is that good, what must the raw be like! Holy heck!

05-11-2016, 04:54 AM	#37
Topsy Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 625	Originally posted by pathdoc LOLOL isn't this why it goes up to ISO 200,000? (Only joking; I know the high-ISO ceiling on any DSLR is nothing to write home about. I'm pretty sure I can count the number of times I've shot at 51,200 on my K-5 without taking both socks off.) ---------- Post added 11-05-16 at 09:12 ---------- Okay, so if JPEG is that good, what must the raw be like! Holy heck! I actually quite forgot it's useable at higher ISO than the K-50 I can't even say that it would have been too dark to change lenses, it's all a set-up!

05-11-2016, 05:02 AM	#38
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381 Original Poster	Originally posted by Topsy useable at higher ISO Useability at high ISO does of course depend on the purpose. I can shoot an image at 51,200 which, if I did it carefully enough, would be "useable" on Facebook - I can almost literally turn night into day in my back garden - but on Flickr it would very quickly start looking like the earliest efforts at 400 ASA colour film on a half-frame compact. Then again, there are legitimate excuses which can be made for that - #lomography

05-11-2016, 06:04 AM	#39
Genobreaker Site Supporter Join Date: May 2013 Location: Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 135	Tamron 70-200 2.8 and it was a traditional Japanese doll.

05-19-2016, 09:00 AM	#40
smigol Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Menlo Park, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 422	FA 50mm F1.4 and a picture of a red ruler to check autofocus setting. It needed a +3 adjustment.

05-19-2016, 02:16 PM	#41
Big Dawg Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Thach, Alabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 169	A Sigma 17-35mm To check out the K1's ISO performance I took some photos in our den.

07-20-2016, 05:33 AM	#42
oscaletrains Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 172	I slapped on a Pentax-fa 35 f2.0 that I had been using on a k200d as a "normal" lens and wow, it is back to what it was made for! SWEET!

07-21-2016, 05:31 PM	#43
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,223	40mm XS, shot of my daughter at the dining room table. SOOC jpeg looked great. And no visible vignetting. That's a neat little lens... -Eric

07-22-2016, 04:41 AM	#44
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,362	DA40 limited. A picture of my living room, nothing fancy. But I mainly was curious about the shutter noise and the high ISO.

07-22-2016, 11:52 PM	#45
felixkh Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,201	FA31 and a test shot of my friend's neighbourhood. I had gone over to collect the camera from him after he arrived back in Singapore from Vietnam.