Thematic The 2020 Monthly Challenge - June - The Normal field-of-view

**jersey** · 06-24-2020, 12:40 PM

I was aiming focus on the leafs tail and of course this is the only part that is not in focus. WTF Pentax?

**aslyfox** · 06-25-2020, 06:51 AM

sunlight and shadows

ChristianRock · 06-25-2020, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by jersey

I was aiming focus on the leafs tail and of course this is the only part that is not in focus. WTF Pentax?

Sounds like you need a focus adjustment, though a green object against a green background will always be tough to focus on.

**paulh** · 06-25-2020, 07:53 PM - **1 Like**

A couple with the S-M-C Takumar 28/3.5 on *ist D:

pallet fence:

Jeannie exploring a new cabbage field...

ChristianRock · 06-26-2020, 08:45 AM - **2 Likes**

DA 35 Limited, Hoya Linear Polarizer. Additional "magic" provided by a CCD sensor

**jersey** · 06-26-2020, 11:36 AM - **2 Likes**

No, AF is all right, in most cases get what I want in focus. Just sometimes it goes wrong - and I got pissed

I could not get into church I wanted to shoot, so just some flowers:

Yesterday:

And today. Rain got me when I was taking pictures and of course I left WR lens at home.But good rose is never bad:

All photos straight from camera, nothing changed.

Lens: smc Pentax-DA 35mm F2.4 AL

ChristianRock · 06-26-2020, 01:37 PM - **2 Likes**

We're going to the beach next week and I decided to take the DA 35 2.4 instead of the Sigma 30 1.4 or the DA 35 Limited, for evening walkaround shooting (during the day it'll be the DA*16-50 with a polarizer...) - because I miss having a lens so light, especially on the K-S1, it feels like I'm carrying no lens at all.
Seriously - I had it on the K10D earlier today and the combination felt very light!

That reminds me, I need to start next month's thread early because I'll be out for about 10 days starting tomorrow...

As for pictures... here's the DA 35 Limited and some oregano flowers (the same oregano that goes really well on my home made pizza

)

**ramseybuckeye** · 06-26-2020, 09:09 PM - **5 Likes**

KP & HD PENTAX-DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 Limited at 28mm:

at 36mm:

at 31mm, this one is HDR, 15 second exposure. I shot it with Raw+ and this is the jpg the camera produced, better than I could make the raw look with my normal presets I use.

**djb47** · 06-27-2020, 06:29 AM - **2 Likes**

Wk 26 -- visit from our backyard neighbors this morning. K100D/Kit 18-55mm at 35mm

**jersey** · 06-28-2020, 12:49 PM - **1 Like**

Yesterdays walk around my home city. View on XVIII/XIX century fortress towering above old Grudziadz:

And quick shot from today. I was washing my car (it raining now

) so a quick detail shot:

**Sir Nameless** · 06-28-2020, 03:11 PM - **1 Like**

As usual, this month has flown by, and I've posted a lot less than I hoped I would. Here's K35 3.5 open as far as it will go (not very far) near MFD.

**paulh** · 06-28-2020, 04:39 PM - **4 Likes**

A couple shots from mid-June with the S-M-C Tak 28/3.5 on *ist D:
New cabbage:

Last light a little while later:

**Sir Nameless** · 06-29-2020, 05:47 PM - **3 Likes**

Ornamental plants, shot with the K35. Not that it matters all that much what I shot it with because I post-processed (some might say butchered) it with a very free hand. Just for fun.

**aslyfox** · 06-30-2020, 08:40 AM - **3 Likes**

Saxon

born 04 15 20

16.2 lbs. yesterday

**Sir Nameless** · 06-30-2020, 07:59 PM - **1 Like**

One last one from me as the month of June disappears...

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06-24-2020, 12:40 PM	#76
jersey Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: 3City agglomeration Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,058	I was aiming focus on the leafs tail and of course this is the only part that is not in focus. WTF Pentax?

06-25-2020, 12:12 PM	#78
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910 Original Poster	Originally posted by jersey I was aiming focus on the leafs tail and of course this is the only part that is not in focus. WTF Pentax? Sounds like you need a focus adjustment, though a green object against a green background will always be tough to focus on.

06-25-2020, 07:53 PM - 1 Like	#79
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	A couple with the S-M-C Takumar 28/3.5 on *ist D: pallet fence: Jeannie exploring a new cabbage field...

06-26-2020, 08:45 AM - 2 Likes	#80
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910 Original Poster	DA 35 Limited, Hoya Linear Polarizer. Additional "magic" provided by a CCD sensor

06-26-2020, 11:36 AM - 2 Likes	#81
jersey Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: 3City agglomeration Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,058	No, AF is all right, in most cases get what I want in focus. Just sometimes it goes wrong - and I got pissed I could not get into church I wanted to shoot, so just some flowers: Yesterday: And today. Rain got me when I was taking pictures and of course I left WR lens at home.But good rose is never bad: All photos straight from camera, nothing changed. Lens: smc Pentax-DA 35mm F2.4 AL

06-26-2020, 01:37 PM - 2 Likes	#82
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910 Original Poster	We're going to the beach next week and I decided to take the DA 35 2.4 instead of the Sigma 30 1.4 or the DA 35 Limited, for evening walkaround shooting (during the day it'll be the DA*16-50 with a polarizer...) - because I miss having a lens so light, especially on the K-S1, it feels like I'm carrying no lens at all. Seriously - I had it on the K10D earlier today and the combination felt very light! That reminds me, I need to start next month's thread early because I'll be out for about 10 days starting tomorrow... As for pictures... here's the DA 35 Limited and some oregano flowers (the same oregano that goes really well on my home made pizza )

06-26-2020, 09:09 PM - 5 Likes	#83
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,294	KP & HD PENTAX-DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 Limited at 28mm: at 36mm: at 31mm, this one is HDR, 15 second exposure. I shot it with Raw+ and this is the jpg the camera produced, better than I could make the raw look with my normal presets I use.

06-27-2020, 06:29 AM - 2 Likes	#84
djb47 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Lenoir, NC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,565	Wk 26 -- visit from our backyard neighbors this morning. K100D/Kit 18-55mm at 35mm

06-28-2020, 12:49 PM - 1 Like	#85
jersey Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: 3City agglomeration Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,058	Yesterdays walk around my home city. View on XVIII/XIX century fortress towering above old Grudziadz: And quick shot from today. I was washing my car (it raining now ) so a quick detail shot:

06-28-2020, 03:11 PM - 1 Like	#86
Sir Nameless Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mass a chew sits Photos: Gallery Posts: 574	As usual, this month has flown by, and I've posted a lot less than I hoped I would. Here's K35 3.5 open as far as it will go (not very far) near MFD.

06-28-2020, 04:39 PM - 4 Likes	#87
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	A couple shots from mid-June with the S-M-C Tak 28/3.5 on *ist D: New cabbage: Last light a little while later:

06-29-2020, 05:47 PM - 3 Likes	#88
Sir Nameless Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mass a chew sits Photos: Gallery Posts: 574	Ornamental plants, shot with the K35. Not that it matters all that much what I shot it with because I post-processed (some might say butchered) it with a very free hand. Just for fun.

06-30-2020, 07:59 PM - 1 Like	#90
Sir Nameless Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mass a chew sits Photos: Gallery Posts: 574	One last one from me as the month of June disappears...