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**pepperberry farm** · 07-01-2021, 04:27 AM

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

Stick it on a full frame camera and I suspect your opinion would change

ah, the full-frame conspiracy rears its head....

I wondered how long it would take before this would be suggested....

**Cerebum** · 07-01-2021, 04:41 AM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

ah, the full-frame conspiracy rears its head....

I wondered how long it would take before this would be suggested....

OK, forget full frame, shove it on a film camera ...... Oh, wait, they're full frame too

**pepperberry farm** · 07-01-2021, 04:48 AM

Originally posted by Cerebum

OK, forget full frame, shove it on a film camera ...... Oh, wait, they're full frame too

aye, plus I don't do film....

I'll continue to 'make-do' with my crop-sensor bodies....

(:

**Cerebum** · 07-01-2021, 06:52 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

aye, plus I don't do film....

I'll continue to 'make-do' with my crop-sensor bodies....

(:

I did some film

with a 1932 Leica

then a roll with my s1a, but I won't be making a habit of it

**pepperberry farm** · 07-01-2021, 07:11 AM

Originally posted by Cerebum

I did some film

with a 1932 Leica

then a roll with my s1a, but I won't be making a habit of it

I no longer have a film camera to use...

**Minimonster** · 07-01-2021, 07:24 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

ah, the full-frame conspiracy rears its head....

I wondered how long it would take before this would be suggested....

I never really got 50mm until I got a K1. Now they make perfect sense. Same with 135mm. I'm really enjoying the wider lenses on the KP though, 21, 35, 40 and of course the 20-40.

**robgski** · 07-01-2021, 09:39 AM - **1 Like**

Which lens is the majority is using this month? I did not pack my camera when I left for work, so I am open to suggestions.

**pepperberry farm** · 07-01-2021, 10:01 AM

Originally posted by robgski

Which lens is the majority is using this month? I did not pack my camera when I left for work, so I am open to suggestions.

24mm here...

**iheiramo** · 07-01-2021, 12:49 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Minimonster

I never really got 50mm until I got a K1. Now they make perfect sense. Same with 135mm. I'm really enjoying the wider lenses on the KP though, 21, 35, 40 and of course the 20-40.

I did like my fifties on crop body too, but I also do enjoy 85mm on K1ii. I tend to be more lost on ultrawides.

**JensE** · 07-01-2021, 05:13 PM - **1 Like**

A good point to weigh in here, I guess. Sorry to have flooded the group with my pictures from a whole week at one. An infection had knocked me down for a few days and I needed to catch up with a lot of other stuff first. I used the DA*55mm on the KP for the first half of the month and did not find it difficult to find matching subjects and perspectives, and it worked equally well on the K-1 from a field-of-view perspective. I noticed that the hood contributed a lot of the vignetting on FF. I need to think about a way to resolve that, even though I had no trouble shooting without a hood either.

Overall, I'm fairly happy with the results from DA*55mm, the pictures have a beauty to them. I thought of buying the VL Nokton 58mm instead (you know it's never really instead), but when the AF of the DA* started to not lock on, which was a frequent problem, I remembered how I like to have AF in the first place. Phase detection AF was still working well most of the time, but contrast detection AF fails regularly even on contrasty subjects. I'll try an MF lens in July, joining in with another A24mm f/2.8.

**robgski** · 07-01-2021, 05:43 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

I no longer have a film camera to use...

I have several if you ever want to try one out.

**pepperberry farm** · 07-01-2021, 05:50 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robgski

I have several if you ever want to try one out.

thank you, I'm cured of the film thing...

**Cerebum** · 07-01-2021, 11:03 PM - **2 Likes**

I have an S1a, a spotmatic and a Yashica J5, all bought because they came with lenses. It wouldn't surprise me if they all need light seals replacing. I know the s1a works, I fancy trying the spotty but I can't see me getting into film that much. Its fun, like infrared but I love my KP too much

**robgski** · 07-02-2021, 01:30 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Cerebum

I have an S1a, a spotmatic and a Yashica J5, all bought because they came with lenses. It wouldn't surprise me if they all need light seals replacing. I know the s1a works, I fancy trying the spotty but I can't see me getting into film that much. Its fun, like infrared but I love my KP too much

I qcquired several bodies and lenses in a lot for a very low price, along with several rolls of film and found some other film in a box. I figure the film is expired but I might as well use it to test out the cameras for light leaks, etc. by using it alongside my digital whdn I am out andabout . I might even get a few keepers from the experiment

**Cerebum** · 07-02-2021, 02:15 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robgski

I qcquired several bodies and lenses in a lot for a very low price, along with several rolls of film and found some other film in a box. I figure the film is expired but I might as well use it to test out the cameras for light leaks, etc. by using it alongside my digital whdn I am out andabout . I might even get a few keepers from the experiment

I really enjoyed being picky about my shots and got some crackers. There was a bit of random light ingress which may be the light seals. I am going to get another film for my spotmatic and try that next time. My s1a was mono, maybe colour. The problem is you are looking at £10 per film (inc processing) and I have far more important uses for my very limited cash

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07-01-2021, 04:27 AM	#166
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,781	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock Stick it on a full frame camera and I suspect your opinion would change ah, the full-frame conspiracy rears its head.... I wondered how long it would take before this would be suggested....

07-01-2021, 04:41 AM	#167
Cerebum Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lancaster Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,829	Originally posted by pepperberry farm ah, the full-frame conspiracy rears its head.... I wondered how long it would take before this would be suggested.... OK, forget full frame, shove it on a film camera ...... Oh, wait, they're full frame too

07-01-2021, 04:48 AM	#168
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,781	Originally posted by Cerebum OK, forget full frame, shove it on a film camera ...... Oh, wait, they're full frame too aye, plus I don't do film.... I'll continue to 'make-do' with my crop-sensor bodies.... (:

07-01-2021, 06:52 AM - 1 Like	#169
Cerebum Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lancaster Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,829	Originally posted by pepperberry farm aye, plus I don't do film.... I'll continue to 'make-do' with my crop-sensor bodies.... (: I did some film with a 1932 Leica then a roll with my s1a, but I won't be making a habit of it

07-01-2021, 07:11 AM	#170
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,781	Originally posted by Cerebum I did some film with a 1932 Leica then a roll with my s1a, but I won't be making a habit of it I no longer have a film camera to use...

07-01-2021, 07:24 AM - 1 Like	#171
Minimonster Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,065	Originally posted by pepperberry farm ah, the full-frame conspiracy rears its head.... I wondered how long it would take before this would be suggested.... I never really got 50mm until I got a K1. Now they make perfect sense. Same with 135mm. I'm really enjoying the wider lenses on the KP though, 21, 35, 40 and of course the 20-40.

07-01-2021, 09:39 AM - 1 Like	#172
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,817	Which lens is the majority is using this month? I did not pack my camera when I left for work, so I am open to suggestions.

07-01-2021, 10:01 AM	#173
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,781	Originally posted by robgski Which lens is the majority is using this month? I did not pack my camera when I left for work, so I am open to suggestions. 24mm here...

07-01-2021, 12:49 PM - 1 Like	#174
iheiramo Unoriginal Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Espoo Photos: Albums Posts: 3,182	Originally posted by Minimonster I never really got 50mm until I got a K1. Now they make perfect sense. Same with 135mm. I'm really enjoying the wider lenses on the KP though, 21, 35, 40 and of course the 20-40. I did like my fifties on crop body too, but I also do enjoy 85mm on K1ii. I tend to be more lost on ultrawides.

07-01-2021, 05:13 PM - 1 Like	#175
JensE Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Leipzig Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,977	A good point to weigh in here, I guess. Sorry to have flooded the group with my pictures from a whole week at one. An infection had knocked me down for a few days and I needed to catch up with a lot of other stuff first. I used the DA55mm on the KP for the first half of the month and did not find it difficult to find matching subjects and perspectives, and it worked equally well on the K-1 from a field-of-view perspective. I noticed that the hood contributed a lot of the vignetting on FF. I need to think about a way to resolve that, even though I had no trouble shooting without a hood either. Overall, I'm fairly happy with the results from DA55mm, the pictures have a beauty to them. I thought of buying the VL Nokton 58mm instead (you know it's never really instead), but when the AF of the DA* started to not lock on, which was a frequent problem, I remembered how I like to have AF in the first place. Phase detection AF was still working well most of the time, but contrast detection AF fails regularly even on contrasty subjects. I'll try an MF lens in July, joining in with another A24mm f/2.8.

07-01-2021, 05:43 PM - 1 Like	#176
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,817	Originally posted by pepperberry farm I no longer have a film camera to use... I have several if you ever want to try one out.

07-01-2021, 05:50 PM - 2 Likes	#177
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,781	Originally posted by robgski I have several if you ever want to try one out. thank you, I'm cured of the film thing...

07-01-2021, 11:03 PM - 2 Likes	#178
Cerebum Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lancaster Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,829	I have an S1a, a spotmatic and a Yashica J5, all bought because they came with lenses. It wouldn't surprise me if they all need light seals replacing. I know the s1a works, I fancy trying the spotty but I can't see me getting into film that much. Its fun, like infrared but I love my KP too much

07-02-2021, 01:30 AM - 1 Like	#179
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,817	Originally posted by Cerebum I have an S1a, a spotmatic and a Yashica J5, all bought because they came with lenses. It wouldn't surprise me if they all need light seals replacing. I know the s1a works, I fancy trying the spotty but I can't see me getting into film that much. Its fun, like infrared but I love my KP too much I qcquired several bodies and lenses in a lot for a very low price, along with several rolls of film and found some other film in a box. I figure the film is expired but I might as well use it to test out the cameras for light leaks, etc. by using it alongside my digital whdn I am out andabout . I might even get a few keepers from the experiment

07-02-2021, 02:15 AM - 2 Likes	#180
Cerebum Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lancaster Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,829	Originally posted by robgski I qcquired several bodies and lenses in a lot for a very low price, along with several rolls of film and found some other film in a box. I figure the film is expired but I might as well use it to test out the cameras for light leaks, etc. by using it alongside my digital whdn I am out andabout . I might even get a few keepers from the experiment I really enjoyed being picky about my shots and got some crackers. There was a bit of random light ingress which may be the light seals. I am going to get another film for my spotmatic and try that next time. My s1a was mono, maybe colour. The problem is you are looking at £10 per film (inc processing) and I have far more important uses for my very limited cash

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