Game Single in September 2021

**robgski** · 09-15-2021, 04:47 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Sagitta

its just as capable of landscapes if you think outside the box as far as landscapes go...

I need idea of how I'm going to pull off a selfie

How fast and how far can you run after hitting the 12 second timer ?

As for landscapes, a benefit of using the same lens no matter the setting is that you become creative, and you learn just what the lens is capable of producing no matter what the conditions are.

**pepperberry farm** · 09-15-2021, 05:36 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robgski

How fast and how far can you run after hitting the 12 second timer ?

that was exactly my thought - tripod, 12-second timer, RUN!

**robgski** · 09-16-2021, 03:06 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

that was exactly my thought - tripod, 12-second timer, RUN!

The Single In Fitness Challenge?

Mikey Floyd · 09-16-2021, 04:24 AM - **1 Like**

After a quick internet search, I'm reckoning that someone should confirm for me exactly what a B/SELFIE is before I embarrass myself...

**Cerebum** · 09-16-2021, 04:38 AM

Originally posted by Mikey Floyd

After a quick internet search, I'm reckoning that someone should confirm for me exactly what a B/SELFIE is before I embarrass myself...

Selfie = Selfie

Belfie = Selfie taken from behind, with the occasional emphasis on "Behind"

---------- Post added 16-09-21 at 04:41 AM ----------

Originally posted by Sagitta

One interesting thing being 'stuck' with the superzoom is the discovery that its just as capable of landscapes if you think outside the box as far as landscapes go.

Still doesn't beat my 10-20 or my 35mm though.

---------- Post added 09-15-21 at 02:19 PM ----------

So with the 21st arriving soonish, I need idea of how I'm going to pull off a selfie (let alone a belfie) short of dragging a mirror outside with a 100-500mm superzoom.

I did it once with a 200mm and that was rough enough as it was - this lens is far more cumbersome than that Pentax 200mm was.

Set it on multi shot, making sure it takes enough for you to get into position for a couple, so, with a lens as long as that, I would need around 40

**Riggomatic** · 09-16-2021, 04:18 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Mikey Floyd

After a quick internet search, I'm reckoning that someone should confirm for me exactly what a B/SELFIE is before I embarrass myself...

I asked the same question a month or two ago

. I'm still on the "selfie" stage for the challenge.

Tsuken · 09-16-2021, 06:53 PM

Originally posted by Mikey Floyd

After a quick internet search, I'm reckoning that someone should confirm for me exactly what a B/SELFIE is before I embarrass myself...

Selfie - picture of oneself

Belfie - picture of one’s backside

B/selfie simply to indicate option

Mikey Floyd · 09-17-2021, 03:06 AM

Thanks for the clarity. I'm glad (as I'm sure you all are too) that I won't be donning cheek revealing attire and attempting to grab an alluring photo from behind.

**pepperberry farm** · 09-18-2021, 12:09 PM

mid-month checkpoint -- how's that lens treating you??

going to keep it or sell it?

**robgski** · 09-18-2021, 12:14 PM - **1 Like**

I am surprised by the M 40mm, it is a better lens than I first thought, and I am starting to appreciate the results it delivers if I take my time.

**iheiramo** · 09-18-2021, 12:38 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robgski

I am surprised by the M 40mm, it is a better lens than I first thought, and I am starting to appreciate the results it delivers if I take my time.

It has some pixiedust in it.

**Riggomatic** · 09-18-2021, 01:53 PM - **1 Like**

I haven't been shooting wide open much with the K-35 f2, and I think at f2 is where the real magic of this lens resides. I will be keeping it, and try more shots wide open.

**pepperberry farm** · 09-18-2021, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by Riggomatic

I haven't been shooting wide open much with the K-35 f2, and I think at f2 is where the real magic of this lens resides. I will be keeping it, and try more shots wide open.

it can be a bit glowy at f2, but a bit of exposure control and just keep shooting....

Sagitta · 09-18-2021, 10:54 PM

So I was VERY bad the past few days with my single ins. I received my gigapan head the other day, which means I have to switch to JPG only to use the thing. Wound up with *nothing* really good for the 16th as a result. Went to work the 17th, and I managed to get a few quick snaps in before forgetting the camera at work. Again, wound up all in JPG, now RAWs to work with. Then I get the camera back in time to have to go out shopping, and the skies absolutely opened up on me, making finding good light impossible. Once again, I forgot I was in JPG mode, so wound up dealing.

Lesson learned: This superzoom is NOT a 'quick and easy' lens. It takes at least a small amount of planning to not fall into the 'garbage in, garbage out' rule.

As an aside, once I figure out how to use the damned thing, the gigapan is absolutely amazing. I'm seriously debating using it as my single in for next month if I can work up the nerve to deal with the work involved in shooting all panos for a month with it. The Single In is doing wonders teaching me the ropes of the Cosina though so... it may be worth it.

**Cerebum** · 09-19-2021, 12:30 AM

Month 2 and the 20-40 is blowing me away

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09-15-2021, 04:47 PM - 1 Like	#136
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,817	Originally posted by Sagitta its just as capable of landscapes if you think outside the box as far as landscapes go... I need idea of how I'm going to pull off a selfie How fast and how far can you run after hitting the 12 second timer ? As for landscapes, a benefit of using the same lens no matter the setting is that you become creative, and you learn just what the lens is capable of producing no matter what the conditions are.

09-15-2021, 05:36 PM - 2 Likes	#137
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,766	Originally posted by robgski How fast and how far can you run after hitting the 12 second timer ? that was exactly my thought - tripod, 12-second timer, RUN!

09-16-2021, 03:06 AM - 1 Like	#138
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,817	Originally posted by pepperberry farm that was exactly my thought - tripod, 12-second timer, RUN! The Single In Fitness Challenge?

09-16-2021, 04:24 AM - 1 Like	#139
Mikey Floyd Forum Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: Tasmania Posts: 79	After a quick internet search, I'm reckoning that someone should confirm for me exactly what a B/SELFIE is before I embarrass myself...

09-16-2021, 04:38 AM	#140
Cerebum Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lancaster Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,829	Originally posted by Mikey Floyd After a quick internet search, I'm reckoning that someone should confirm for me exactly what a B/SELFIE is before I embarrass myself... Selfie = Selfie Belfie = Selfie taken from behind, with the occasional emphasis on "Behind" ---------- Post added 16-09-21 at 04:41 AM ---------- Originally posted by Sagitta One interesting thing being 'stuck' with the superzoom is the discovery that its just as capable of landscapes if you think outside the box as far as landscapes go. Still doesn't beat my 10-20 or my 35mm though. ---------- Post added 09-15-21 at 02:19 PM ---------- So with the 21st arriving soonish, I need idea of how I'm going to pull off a selfie (let alone a belfie) short of dragging a mirror outside with a 100-500mm superzoom. I did it once with a 200mm and that was rough enough as it was - this lens is far more cumbersome than that Pentax 200mm was. Set it on multi shot, making sure it takes enough for you to get into position for a couple, so, with a lens as long as that, I would need around 40

09-16-2021, 04:18 PM - 1 Like	#141
Riggomatic Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn, Indiana Photos: Albums Posts: 3,886	Originally posted by Mikey Floyd After a quick internet search, I'm reckoning that someone should confirm for me exactly what a B/SELFIE is before I embarrass myself... I asked the same question a month or two ago . I'm still on the "selfie" stage for the challenge.

09-16-2021, 06:53 PM	#142
Tsuken Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,420	Originally posted by Mikey Floyd After a quick internet search, I'm reckoning that someone should confirm for me exactly what a B/SELFIE is before I embarrass myself... Selfie - picture of oneself Belfie - picture of one’s backside B/selfie simply to indicate option

09-17-2021, 03:06 AM	#143
Mikey Floyd Forum Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: Tasmania Posts: 79	Thanks for the clarity. I'm glad (as I'm sure you all are too) that I won't be donning cheek revealing attire and attempting to grab an alluring photo from behind.

09-18-2021, 12:09 PM	#144
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,766	mid-month checkpoint -- how's that lens treating you?? going to keep it or sell it?

09-18-2021, 12:14 PM - 1 Like	#145
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,817	I am surprised by the M 40mm, it is a better lens than I first thought, and I am starting to appreciate the results it delivers if I take my time.

09-18-2021, 12:38 PM - 1 Like	#146
iheiramo Unoriginal Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Espoo Photos: Albums Posts: 3,182	Originally posted by robgski I am surprised by the M 40mm, it is a better lens than I first thought, and I am starting to appreciate the results it delivers if I take my time. It has some pixiedust in it.

09-18-2021, 01:53 PM - 1 Like	#147
Riggomatic Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn, Indiana Photos: Albums Posts: 3,886	I haven't been shooting wide open much with the K-35 f2, and I think at f2 is where the real magic of this lens resides. I will be keeping it, and try more shots wide open.

09-18-2021, 02:06 PM	#148
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,766	Originally posted by Riggomatic I haven't been shooting wide open much with the K-35 f2, and I think at f2 is where the real magic of this lens resides. I will be keeping it, and try more shots wide open. it can be a bit glowy at f2, but a bit of exposure control and just keep shooting....

09-18-2021, 10:54 PM	#149
Sagitta Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maine Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,081	So I was VERY bad the past few days with my single ins. I received my gigapan head the other day, which means I have to switch to JPG only to use the thing. Wound up with nothing really good for the 16th as a result. Went to work the 17th, and I managed to get a few quick snaps in before forgetting the camera at work. Again, wound up all in JPG, now RAWs to work with. Then I get the camera back in time to have to go out shopping, and the skies absolutely opened up on me, making finding good light impossible. Once again, I forgot I was in JPG mode, so wound up dealing. Lesson learned: This superzoom is NOT a 'quick and easy' lens. It takes at least a small amount of planning to not fall into the 'garbage in, garbage out' rule. As an aside, once I figure out how to use the damned thing, the gigapan is absolutely amazing. I'm seriously debating using it as my single in for next month if I can work up the nerve to deal with the work involved in shooting all panos for a month with it. The Single In is doing wonders teaching me the ropes of the Cosina though so... it may be worth it.

09-19-2021, 12:30 AM	#150
Cerebum Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lancaster Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,829	Month 2 and the 20-40 is blowing me away