[Tsuken]

I think my December lens might be sorted. Adaptor arrived today, and works exactly as I’d hoped: screws on to the lens and I can mount - *and remove* - it just like a bayonet lens.

No more faffing about with the innards of the camera exposed for extra time while fishing out the Pentax M42 adaptor.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHuXxTppWIK/?igshid=c4i2vhl3ft5v

---------- Post added 18th Nov 2020 at 07:00 PM ----------

As I suspect most of you may have noticed, I have bailed for the month. The DFA*85 is awesome though

In other news, after several months with no local transmission of COVID-19, we now have a nice little cluster bubbling away in Adelaide's northern suburbs. Nothing like what's going down in Europe or the Americas, but we'd rather not end up like that either....

....so as of midnight tonight, South Australia will be going into a hard lockdown for the next six days at least: short-term pain for long-term gain.

Six days? That seems oddly short, given the nature of the lurg

[garywakeling]

As I suspect most of you may have noticed, I have bailed for the month. The DFA*85 is awesome though

In other news, after several months with no local transmission of COVID-19, we now have a nice little cluster bubbling away in Adelaide's northern suburbs. Nothing like what's going down in Europe or the Americas, but we'd rather not end up like that either....

....so as of midnight tonight, South Australia will be going into a hard lockdown for the next six days at least: short-term pain for long-term gain.

Good luck, hit em hard and fast, 3 day incubation and no symptoms sounds a little challenging though ( oh and stock up on the toilet paper.......)

[Sandy Hancock]

Six days? That seems oddly short, given the nature of the lurg

I did say "at least"

But the idea is to stop further transmission to give the contact tracers time to get a handle on the cluster. We only have about 22 proven cases at this point, but the potential to lose control is there if it's not nipped in the bud. There are already over 4000 contacts being isolated.

[Tsuken]

I did say "at least"

But the idea is to stop further transmission to give the contact tracers time to get a handle on the cluster. We only have about 22 proven cases at this point, but the potential to lose control is there if it's not nipped in the bud. There are already over 4000 contacts being isolated.

Yeah, it takes off like nobody’s business.

Sounds like an excellent and proactive job by the tracers

[Chris_K]

I follow Sean Tuck on Instagram. He's a London-based street photographer, who uses the GR III a lot. Worth a look if you have the inclination.

The name didn't tell me too much but now I remember I saw his videos on YT. He takes great pictures, thanks for the tip.

[robgski]

The past several days saw me overwhlemed with work, but I think I am finally catching up so I can post some images and do some commenting.

I hope all of you avoid the 'rona. Life, it'll kill you in the end.

[Tsuken]

The past several days saw me overwhlemed with work, but I think I am finally catching up so I can post some images and do some commenting.

I hope all of you avoid the 'rona. Life, it'll kill you in the end.

It will - but we can fight back

Or something... not sure if that made sense ...

[Minimonster]

I think my December lens might be sorted. Adaptor arrived today, and works exactly as I’d hoped: screws on to the lens and I can mount - *and remove* - it just like a bayonet lens.

Looks good. Do you get infinity focus? And if so, where did you get it?

[W412ren]

Hi guys,
Work has been crazy-busy here so I need to catch up with commenting. But I wanted to share some other thoughts with you.
I've been thinking of getting the KP for a few months now and the upcoming Black Friday deals might be a good moment for that. It's still a lot of money for me but let's say that I can afford it. However, I started thinking of pros and cons (yes - there are cons! )
Pros are quite obvious, but there are two features I'd mainly benefit from: high iso performance and articulated screen (I like low-level shots). When it comes to the cons: getting the KP would put my K-50 permanently on the shelf, as I don't shoot that much to use two DSLRs at the same time. As a result, K-50 would probably develop the aperture issue, which presumably can be avoided (or postponed) by using the camera frequently. I reached 40k clicks over 4 years and the camera is still fine; there have been very few situations when the IQ ruined the shot, while there are numerous situations when I do Plus, occasionally I can lie down on the ground without getting hurt - I'm not that old yet So maybe the KP can wait another year (and will get cheaper after releasing K-3 III?) and I could buy.... GR III?
I had the opportunity to use it for a few hours some time ago and I fell in love with it. The price scared me off but now, as I almost decided on spending the money, I've been thinking of it a lot. Many times did I miss having a small camera with me when the K-50 was too bulky to be taken out. I don't know... tell me that I'm crazy and should buy the KP, or whatever

I'm maybe not the best one to reply to this but .... It sounds like you've been thinking about this a fair bit so I'll try.
I think it will come down to what you are really after:
1) - a replacement for the K-50? The KP is an excellent choice but I would try to hold it first; I sold mine after a year as I hated the grips - other than that - no issues whatsoever.
2) The GR is "in addition to..." so again (I think it was Sandy that mentioned it) do you like the 28mm FOV? On your K-50 that's going to be like using 18mm all the time.
I tried to use the Panasonic LX-5 (and still do occasionally) but I always think afterwards - I wish I'd had my proper camera. Inevitably now its either a (D)SLR for me or I make do with my phone.

[Tsuken]

Looks good. Do you get infinity focus? And if so, where did you get it?

Certainly should do, I’d think. Doesn’t look different in that regard from the Pentax one - just that I can remove the lens like a bayonet lens.

(Though... I suppose there is the little flange bit in between lens and body... I’ll have a play with it)

I got it from eBay (seller in China, “kaphones”)

[Tsuken]

Hmmm ... seems no infinity focus. Not even close. Ah well. About $8, worthwhile for everything else I can use it for

[iheiramo]

As expected the new Capture one 21 is coming soon. I got preorder offer today to upgrade from 12. I've been in habbit of getting every other upgrade to stay in upgrade program, but still limiting the expence a little. Preorder deal for 21 included licence to version 20, so just installed that. Out of curiocity I reprocessed a shot from my last batch with exactly same settings. Huge difference in colors. Then made second version with more saturation to get colours closer to reality. Newer version handles reds much better.




My C1 12 has lacked support for K1ii, so could be due to that or just improved color handling in v20. So most likely all my shots from last 2 years would benefit from reprocessing... Not gonna happen, but if I decide to print anything I'll be sure to go them thru with latest version.

[Chris_K]

I'm maybe not the best one to reply to this but .... It sounds like you've been thinking about this a fair bit so I'll try.

Thanks for your opinion. Yeah, I'm pretty much ok with the 28 mm (eq) fov - I love walking around with the DA21 on my K50, and that's close enough, I guess. I'm seriously leaning toward the GR3.
cheers,
Chris

[iheiramo]

F50/1.7 on the way. Bought it for my wife, so she has something better than 18-135 with AF to shoot horses. I expect it to have similar performance as M50/1.7. I shouldn't have sold my DA50/1.8 few years ago thought there was no use for it at the time. I guess the lesson is; Never sell

I always fall for these black friday offerings from Finnish used lens online shop, but I managed a year without buying lenses. Quite an achievement compared to previous years

[W412ren]

F50/1.7 on the way. Bought it for my wife, so she has something better than 18-135 with AF to shoot horses. I expect it to have similar performance as M50/1.7. I shouldn't have sold my DA50/1.8 few years ago thought there was no use for it at the time. I guess the lesson is; Never sell

I always fall for these black friday offerings from Finnish used lens online shop, but I managed a year without buying lenses. Quite an achievement compared to previous years

A year! That's impressive!! Cant agree with the "never sell" - you'd soon run out of rooms at home

Sell when not used and then buy again if needed