[ivanvernon]

The Pentax 67 165mm f 4.0 is considered to be a little sharper than its stablemate brother, the Pentax 67 165mm f 2.8.

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[cobbu2]

The Pentax 67 165mm f 4.0 is considered to be a little sharper than its stablemate brother, the Pentax 67 165mm f 2.8.

Very nice! My 165/4 LS just arrived, I'm looking forward to putting it through its paces.

[mikeSF]

Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley (completed in 1547).

645Z with 28-45mm f4.5 lens @ 33mm.

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Ed, brilliant and visually stimulating!

[Ed Hurst]

Ed, brilliant and visually stimulating!

Thanks so much, my friend. Means a lot coming from you...

[Ed Hurst]

The tower of the General Post Office (GPO) in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia. Seen by twilight from an adjacent building, providing a somewhat unusual perspective.

The GPO has an interesting history. Construction started in 1866, but wasn't completed until 1891. Despite some controversies associated with its design, it has long been hailed as a triumph of architecture and culture in Australia. It served as the headquarters of the Australian Post Office until 1996. Sydneysiders have long been proud of the building, which towered over the surrounding area (and indeed was visible for many miles around) until the city became high-rise in the last half century, robbing it of its prominence.

Because of its visibility and recognisability, the tower you see in this picture was carefully disassembled in 1942 lest it provide assistance to enemy air attacks and wasn't rebuilt until after the war.

The building these days is a blend of history and modernity, with the façade preserved but the interior significantly redeveloped to provide a hotel, cafés and the like.

645Z with 90mm f2.8 DFA lens.

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[Camaro5]

We recently rented an RV and spent a couple of days at Lake Mead in Southern Nevada (near our house) just above the Hoover Dam. We'd never done this before and it was kind of a test run. It was my first real chance to put my 645z through the paces. I'm still getting used to it but did come away with some nice shots.

This is a sunrise panorama shot with an 80-160mm, 5 shots stitched. I did a 36" wide acrylic of this and it came out amazing. 130mm, f/9, ISO 100, 1/3 second.




I wanted to get a campfire shot under the stars. Not my best night sky shot, but not bad. I'm used to shooting different ISO's and shutter speeds for this kind of shot so using the 45-85mm was kind of different. I still liked the way it came out. 45mm, f/4.5, ISO 400, 8 seconds.




The next morning the storm clouds rolled in and I got this one. 65mm, f/11, ISO 200, 1/50th second.

[cobbu2]

Testing my newly-acquired P6x7 165/4 LS lens
Honeywell P6x7 Non-MLU handheld at 1/250 sec, f/8 Tri-X, HC-110B

[texandrews]

Testing my newly-acquired P6x7 165/4 LS lens
Honeywell P6x7 Non-MLU handheld at 1/250 sec, f/8 Tri-X, HC-110B

There's some contrast for ya!

[ivanvernon]

Testing my newly-acquired P6x7 165/4 LS lens
Honeywell P6x7 Non-MLU handheld at 1/250 sec, f/8 Tri-X, HC-110B

Great shot. My hat is off to you for dealing with the Gulliver camera, as the Japanese call it, and with film processing. I love both my 165mm lenses and think the f 4.0 is a little sharper than its 2.8 sister. With both of them, however, the weight is enough to let you know you got a real lens on the camera, which is the 645 D and/or Z in my own case. I have all the 67 lens except the 35 fisheye and the really long lenses of 300mm and greater, which do not interest me.

Here are a few shots taken just this morning (10 minutes before this post) in our rainy conditions, and these photos also, I think, illustrate the great detail the 165 f 4.0 LS is capable of capturing.

[cobbu2]

There's some contrast for ya!

And that was less than the original scan, I had to tone it down a bit!

Great shot. My hat is off to you for dealing with the Gulliver camera, as the Japanese call it, and with film processing. I love both my 165mm lenses and think the f 4.0 is a little sharper than its 2.8 sister. With both of them, however, the weight is enough to let you know you got a real lens on the camera, which is the 645 D and/or Z in my own case. I have all the 67 lens except the 35 fisheye and the really long lenses of 300mm and greater, which do not interest me.

Here are a few shots taken just this morning (10 minutes before this post) in our rainy conditions, and these photos also, I think, illustrate the great detail the 165 f 4.0 LS is capable of capturing.

Outstanding images, and thanks! Yes, of all the 6x7 lenses in my possession, I think this 165/4 is the sharpest of the lot. I do have the 35mm fisheye, and love it; I've used quite often for landscapes.

[BorisKolo]

[Bonner04]

Pentax 645Nii
SMC Pentax-FA 645 150mm F2.8 [IF]
Kodak T-Max 400
f/11 1/500 ASA 400
T-Max Developer 1:4 7 Minutes
Epson Perfection V550 Photo Scanner

[sculptormic]

Pentax 645 28-45
Granada

[kaseki]

Pentax 645 28-45
Granada

Heh. Now there is a welcoming entry facing the steps. I'd be tempted to paint a fake door there.

Were those mortar joints straight in the raw image, or fixed in post?

[BorisKolo]