[Jonathan Mac]

I've had good results from my A 45, on film and the D. Best value in 645 lenses, I think!

If I recall correctly the A version gets very good reviews, it's the FA version that doesn't.

[marcusyoung]

A120 macro with extension tubes. Resized.

marcus

[itshimitis]

It's not that the FA45 is a bad lens, it's just that the FA 45 - 85 is better and people expect primes to be better than zooms.

[sculptormic]

IJmuiden, Netherlands

FA 45-85

[ivanvernon]

CCD views of our home gardens on a Sunday morning.

KIT: Pentax 645D with Pentax-FA 645 80-160mm f 4.5.

[susanb]

Thanks!

Here is another from the same shoot. Same lens.



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Thanks Susan - haven't seen you here in a while, or have I not been looking in the right places? (typical male observational skills!)

I've missed you all. Been busy with lots of other things. Thanks for noticing😊

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Some from a climb up Hallin Fell alongside Ullswater in the Lake District

Z and DA 28 - 45

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2. BW



3.




4. BW

Gorgeous. The first is my favorite. Did you have a polarizer on? Love the clear, deep colors.

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here's anoher:
Frog Pond
645Z & DFA25

Love both of them.

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Resized, uncrop


A120 macro with tubes.

marcus

Nice.

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In a sojourn away from my more usual style, here are some abstractions. Feedback very welcome!

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All taken with Pentax 645Z and 28-45mm f4.5 DA lens.

Love the first, marvel at your technique on all.

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A few days in Toulouse produced a little geodesic architecture (28-45 on a Z)


....and a fat fellow outside (FA-300/4 on a Z)

Wow, that airbus is huge!

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This camera doesn't have a bulb mode. Only a T-Mode. And I assumed how it worked. Come to find out during the show it doesn't close with a second press. In a panic I found the if you advance the film it closes. But I guess you need to cover the lens first as seen in the horizontal streaks. Go figure.

GSW690III, 400TMY

Great image!

Ya did terrific.

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hey you spotted that? it was so dark, i never saw it parked there with the door open. I suspect the driver pulled over for the night and was sleeping under a warm starry sky. Looks like a mid 30's Ford but I really don't know antique cars.

This is in the highlands just north of Jenner. Sounds like you know the stretch. We did begin at Bodega and go up near, Ft Ross, Sea Ranch, Gualala. Then drove home.

Here is one from near Salt Point State Beach:

Sea Arch
645Z & DFA 25/4

Light and composition are perfect.

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composite alert (rocks shot at 25mm and sky shot at 55mm)...but this was my concept shot for the night:

The Final Frontier
645Z & DFA25/4 & DFA 55/2.8

Well done.

I'm wondering what size brush you use to blend the two layers. I've yet to try this.

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Another round of Hasselblad 500c/m shots with either the 50mm C or 80mm c. Film is ASA 100 Acros.

Nice.

Love the first one. Terrific!

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Eastern screech owl in the hollow of a silver maple. I'm really excited to have this appear in the July issue of Outdoor Photographer:
645Z, 600mm A*.

Congratulations!

Excellent shot.

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Bella

Z and FA 75

Beautiful puppy. You must be a proud dad.

[itshimitis]

Moonlit twilight at Laugharne, South West Wales

645z FA 80 - 160

[susanb]

a reflective moment in color

Beautifully done.

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A few from yesterday evening in Stockholm

Pentax 645Z and DA 28 - 45 All handheld

1. f/8 1/15 29mm ISO 3200



2. f/8 1/20 38mm ISO 3200



3. f/5.6 1/13 28mm ISO 3200



4. f/8 1/4 28mm ISO 1600

Love the love the light and lines of the first one.

[mattb123]

At the river
645D & Arsat 30/3.5

[marcusyoung]

Resized image. A 120 f4 macro.


marcus

[mattb123]

I'd be really tempted to crop out the top third, leave just a panorama of swirling water and rocks. Big print, too. Powerful image, congratulations.

Thanks!
I like the sky with the clouds (vaguely) mimicking the water turbulence. For now I'm going to keep it but I appreciate the input and always like to hear what others would do with an image.

[itshimitis]

Susan B

No polariser on. I used the one in Nik Color efex. For a software one it's pretty effective.

[itshimitis]

I spent some of today on the towpath of the Breakneck and Monmouthshire Canal just outside Brecon...

Z and FA 75 f/2.8

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3.



4. As I drove home, I noticed the potential for a dramatic sky at sunset so drove directly to the beach... DA 28 - 45



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6. FA 80 - 160

[sugus]

[itshimitis]

Laugharne in South West Wales as the tide turns from High to Low. These are taken 10 minutes apart, and the tide has moved out massively. Crop is different as there some people using a huge drone to film the castle ruins and it took a messy route that was too complicated (for me at least) to clone out.

Both with Z and DA 28 - 45

f/11 482 secs



f/11 1025 secs