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**RICHARD L.** · 07-31-2020, 01:08 PM - **2 Likes**

I took a few pictures of my remaining strawberries and, while processing them after the photo shoot, I noticed this smiling character on the right side of the image. These locally picked strawberries are to die for, they are so delicious. Tripod-mounted Pentax 645Z + 645 A 120 mm f/4 MACRO lens, 0,6 sec @ f/16 and 800 ISO.

Last edited by RICHARD L.; 08-02-2020 at 12:18 PM.

**RICHARD L.** · 08-01-2020, 04:12 AM - **1 Like**

@ f/16

@ f/8

@ f/6.3

**ivanvernon** · 08-01-2020, 05:09 PM - **1 Like**

A few shots with the 645D and Arsat 30mm f 3.5 fisheye, a great performer for the price. It comes in Pentacon 6 mount, adapted to P645 mount.

**barondla** · 08-01-2020, 10:56 PM

Originally posted by ivanvernon

A few shots with the 645D and Arsat 30mm f 3.5 fisheye, a great performer for the price. It comes in Pentacon 6 mount, adapted to P645 mount.

Cool shots. Was just looking at the Arsat on the web. It is an impressive looking piece ot glass. Would love to see more of your fisheye images.

Thanks for sharing,
barondla

**ivanvernon** · 08-02-2020, 01:31 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by barondla

Cool shots. Was just looking at the Arsat on the web. It is an impressive looking piece ot glass. Would love to see more of your fisheye images.

Thanks for sharing,
barondla

Yes, I highly recommend this lens as a great medium format bargain, and sometimes even available even as a new lens. Mostly is comes in Pentacon 6 mount, so an adviser is needed for P645 mount. Here are a few more quick garden shots, all JPEG SOC f 3.5.

**ivanvernon** · 08-02-2020, 02:12 AM - **2 Likes**

645D image with Pentax 67 75mm f 2.8.

**Ed Hurst** · 08-02-2020, 04:49 PM - **9 Likes**

Surfing, of course, is now very much associated with the Australian life style. But it wasn't always so... It is generally believed that surfing was brought to Australia in 1915 by Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku (though indigenous Australian people would very likely have enjoyed the water in similar ways for centuries). He famously demonstrated the technique at Harbord in Sydney. To commemorate this significant occasion, there is a statue to Kahanamoku outside the Harbord Diggers RSL Club, which is where this picture was taken.

Stars doing a passable impression of surf in the background!

645Z with 55mm DFA lens
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**barondla** · 08-02-2020, 11:31 PM - **1 Like**

Pentax 645Z with Pentax 645 A 120 macro lens.

Thanks for looking,
barondla

**barondla** · 08-03-2020, 01:41 AM

Originally posted by ivanvernon

Yes, I highly recommend this lens as a great medium format bargain, and sometimes even available even as a new lens. Mostly is comes in Pentacon 6 mount, so an adviser is needed for P645 mount. Here are a few more quick garden shots, all JPEG SOC f 3.5.

Thank you for posting these extra photos. So it's decent at F 3.5. Does it improve, like most lenses, when stopped down to 8-16?

Thanks,
barondla

vwbus1967 · 08-03-2020, 03:33 PM - **9 Likes**

One of my sunflowers that I grew in my back yard this summer which was shot with a film Pentax 645 using a 120 f4 Pentax lens on a tripod on outdated E6 Rollei Digibase CR200 film make by Agfa, a full frame scan of the image.

**ivanvernon** · 08-03-2020, 06:06 PM - **5 Likes**

Garden shots with 645Z and Pentax 67 165mm f 2.8.

**ivanvernon** · 08-04-2020, 08:07 AM - **2 Likes**

Garden imagery with the 645Z and old classic Carl Zeiss Jena 180mm f 2.8, big and heavy to achieve large 2.8 aperture at this focal length, but creator of light, airy, spacious images that belie its size and weight.

**kaseki** · 08-04-2020, 08:48 AM

Nice garden, Ivan.

**ivanvernon** · 08-04-2020, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by kaseki

Nice garden, Ivan.

Thank you. Gardening and flower photography are our retirement hobbies.

w2ck · 08-06-2020, 02:05 PM - **1 Like**

Hi,

Here are a couple different shots. We just had a hurricane, but only 3" of rain on pretty dry ground. So, it soaked it all in. But, that means were are pretty much at our limit here on the farm. Right now, we had a nasty T Storm. And, so the rain all ran off. So hard and so fast that the pond outlet can't handle it. Fortunately, I have a backup outlet, as a 'dip' area in the back yard. If the main can't handle it, the 'dip' comes into play.

This was so hard and fast, that if there were chickens in the pen, they'd have to morph into ducks. The bottom of the staircase to the brooder house (the upstairs is used to hatch chickens) is under water.

The water is supposed to go between the house and the tree. This time, it is also going beyond the tree. Much more and it would go over the dam. So, all I can say is: Dam!

The rain has slowed down now, and the water level is receding. I took this on the back deck as the rain tapered off and the flow was at its greatest.

But, as I say: Dam!

P645D plus 45-85/4.5 at ISO 100.

Oh, that flower thingy is a dual spinner. It has a generator and lights LEDs as it spins. After dark, of course. Can't see that now. And the low shutter speed was high enough still that it stopped the spinning action anyway.

Stan

07-31-2020, 01:08 PM - 2 Likes	#14776
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,575	Smiling strawberry, happiest subject today ... I took a few pictures of my remaining strawberries and, while processing them after the photo shoot, I noticed this smiling character on the right side of the image. These locally picked strawberries are to die for, they are so delicious. Tripod-mounted Pentax 645Z + 645 A 120 mm f/4 MACRO lens, 0,6 sec @ f/16 and 800 ISO. Last edited by RICHARD L.; 08-02-2020 at 12:18 PM.

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RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,575	The visible spectrum : RED - GREEN - BLUE. Pentax 645Z with macro 645 120 mm f/4 @ f/16 @ f/8 @ f/6.3 Last edited by RICHARD L.; 08-01-2020 at 04:27 AM.

08-02-2020, 04:49 PM - 9 Likes	#14782
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	Surfing, of course, is now very much associated with the Australian life style. But it wasn't always so... It is generally believed that surfing was brought to Australia in 1915 by Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku (though indigenous Australian people would very likely have enjoyed the water in similar ways for centuries). He famously demonstrated the technique at Harbord in Sydney. To commemorate this significant occasion, there is a statue to Kahanamoku outside the Harbord Diggers RSL Club, which is where this picture was taken. Stars doing a passable impression of surf in the background! 645Z with 55mm DFA lens [IMG][/IMG]

08-03-2020, 03:33 PM - 9 Likes	#14785
vwbus1967 New Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Arizona Posts: 6	Sunflower! One of my sunflowers that I grew in my back yard this summer which was shot with a film Pentax 645 using a 120 f4 Pentax lens on a tripod on outdated E6 Rollei Digibase CR200 film make by Agfa, a full frame scan of the image. Attached Images

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08-01-2020, 10:56 PM	#14779
barondla Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: midwest, United States Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,714	Originally posted by ivanvernon A few shots with the 645D and Arsat 30mm f 3.5 fisheye, a great performer for the price. It comes in Pentacon 6 mount, adapted to P645 mount. Cool shots. Was just looking at the Arsat on the web. It is an impressive looking piece ot glass. Would love to see more of your fisheye images. Thanks for sharing, barondla

08-03-2020, 01:41 AM	#14784
barondla Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: midwest, United States Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,714	Originally posted by ivanvernon Yes, I highly recommend this lens as a great medium format bargain, and sometimes even available even as a new lens. Mostly is comes in Pentacon 6 mount, so an adviser is needed for P645 mount. Here are a few more quick garden shots, all JPEG SOC f 3.5. Thank you for posting these extra photos. So it's decent at F 3.5. Does it improve, like most lenses, when stopped down to 8-16? Thanks, barondla

08-04-2020, 08:48 AM	#14788
kaseki Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2017 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,138	Nice garden, Ivan.

08-04-2020, 09:00 AM	#14789
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by kaseki Nice garden, Ivan. Thank you. Gardening and flower photography are our retirement hobbies.

08-06-2020, 02:05 PM - 1 Like	#14790
w2ck Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Raleigh, NC Photos: Albums Posts: 442	Hi, Here are a couple different shots. We just had a hurricane, but only 3" of rain on pretty dry ground. So, it soaked it all in. But, that means were are pretty much at our limit here on the farm. Right now, we had a nasty T Storm. And, so the rain all ran off. So hard and so fast that the pond outlet can't handle it. Fortunately, I have a backup outlet, as a 'dip' area in the back yard. If the main can't handle it, the 'dip' comes into play. This was so hard and fast, that if there were chickens in the pen, they'd have to morph into ducks. The bottom of the staircase to the brooder house (the upstairs is used to hatch chickens) is under water. The water is supposed to go between the house and the tree. This time, it is also going beyond the tree. Much more and it would go over the dam. So, all I can say is: Dam! The rain has slowed down now, and the water level is receding. I took this on the back deck as the rain tapered off and the flow was at its greatest. But, as I say: Dam! P645D plus 45-85/4.5 at ISO 100. Oh, that flower thingy is a dual spinner. It has a generator and lights LEDs as it spins. After dark, of course. Can't see that now. And the low shutter speed was high enough still that it stopped the spinning action anyway. Stan