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**pepperberry farm** · 06-06-2022, 06:38 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

I have the A 55/2.8 but of course I've only ever used it on film, so it'll be nice to see how it performs on digital. The colours on that wall art are amazing - I think you might have found your perfect CCD sensor...

thank you...

I'm loving this camera.....

w2ck · 06-06-2022, 07:01 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

The Church of St. Mary and All Saints in Chesterfield (Derbyshire, UK) is famous for its crooked spire. Stories and explanations abound of how the spire came to be so distorted, from the prosaically engineering-based to the mythically fabled. But whatever the cause, it's very striking indeed. The spire was added to the church in circa 1362 and is both twisted and leaning: the 45-degree twist causes the tip to lean 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) off-centre.

Fuji GFX100S with Pentax 645 25mm lens

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GFX100S with Pentax 67 200mm (late) lens

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GFX100S + Pentax 645 55mm DFA lens

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And this version has had a sky digitally added (just a bit of fun!); the astronomers amongst you will spot that it's a Southern Hemisphere sky added to a Northern Hemisphere scene!

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Hi,

Ah! That's how the spire got twisted! The sky spun around and changed hemispheres and twisted up that spire in the process! ;p

Looks good, though.

Stan

**RICHARD L.** · 06-06-2022, 07:15 AM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

645D with SMC A 645 200mm f4my Flickr photostream: El mundo de P | Flickr

Your A 200 mm f/4 seems to perform much better than the one I had. It produced only "dismal" results on my 645N, so much so I decided to get rid of it. I bought an FA 200 mm f/4 replacement (6 elements in 5 groups), one of the best 645 lenses ever made (plus it is AF). It really shines on a digital sensor.

Best Regards

FA 200 mm f/4

henkvanzuylen · 06-06-2022, 07:27 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

my 645D arrived yesterday, along with the SMC A 55/2.8 and A 200/4 lenses...

with the 55/2.8:

Outstanding colors

I would also love to have a 645Z...lenses I have enough from my 67 II, but unfortunately a 645 is not yet within my budget

**pepperberry farm** · 06-06-2022, 07:54 AM

Originally posted by henkvanzuylen

Outstanding colors

I would also love to have a 645Z...lenses I have enough from my 67 II, but unfortunately a 645 is not yet within my budget

thank you....

**TDvN57** · 06-06-2022, 10:50 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

The Church of St. Mary and All Saints in Chesterfield (Derbyshire, UK) is famous for its crooked spire. Stories and explanations abound of how the spire came to be so distorted, from the prosaically engineering-based to the mythically fabled. But whatever the cause, it's very striking indeed. The spire was added to the church in circa 1362 and is both twisted and leaning: the 45-degree twist causes the tip to lean 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) off-centre.

Fuji GFX100S with Pentax 645 25mm lens

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GFX100S with Pentax 67 200mm (late) lens

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GFX100S + Pentax 645 55mm DFA lens

[/url][/IMG]

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And this version has had a sky digitally added (just a bit of fun!); the astronomers amongst you will spot that it's a Southern Hemisphere sky added to a Northern Hemisphere scene!

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Great spire feature considering it was not intended to be crooked and that it stood all this time despite poor maintenance and fires.

**ivanvernon** · 06-06-2022, 03:28 PM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

645D with SMC A 645 200mm f4

Great shots. Great to see you on the Medium Format pages.

**pepperberry farm** · 06-06-2022, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by ivanvernon

Great shots. Great to see you on the Medium Format pages.

thank you, Ivan - couldn't have done it without you...

**Ed Hurst** · 06-06-2022, 08:52 PM - **14 Likes**

Vivid is a massive cultural festival of events and lights held in Sydney. It's grown in scale and popularity since its early days, though Covid led to two years without it. Now it's back with a vengeance!

Last week, I managed to secure access to the southeast pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a place that's usually out of bounds after sunset. It yielded a few interesting images...

GFX100S with Pentax 645 25mm DA lens

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Pentax 645 28-45mm lens @ circa 30mm

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Pentax 67 55-100mm lens @ circa 95mm

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And finally a shot taken after my pylon sojourn, from under the bridge. Pentax 645 25mm DA lens...

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**TDvN57** · 06-07-2022, 01:13 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

Vivid is a massive cultural festival of events and lights held in Sydney. It's grown in scale and popularity since its early days, though Covid led to two years without it. Now it's back with a vengeance!

Last week, I managed to secure access to the southeast pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a place that's usually out of bounds after sunset. It yielded a few interesting images...

GFX100S with Pentax 645 25mm DA lens

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Pentax 645 28-45mm lens @ circa 30mm

[/url][/IMG]

Pentax 67 55-100mm lens @ circa 95mm

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And finally a shot taken after my pylon sojourn, from under the bridge. Pentax 645 25mm DA lens...

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Spectacular shots to say the least. Glad to see the P67 55-100mm still delivers its charming look. Thank you for sharing these amazing views of Sydney.

**Ed Hurst** · 06-07-2022, 01:46 AM

Originally posted by TDvN57

Spectacular shots to say the least. Glad to see the P67 55-100mm still delivers its charming look. Thank you for sharing these amazing views of Sydney.

Ahhh! Thanks, Theuns! Very nice of you to say so. Glad you like them!

Jonathan Mac · 06-07-2022, 03:32 AM

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

The Church of St. Mary and All Saints in Chesterfield (Derbyshire, UK) is famous for its crooked spire. Stories and explanations abound of how the spire came to be so distorted, from the prosaically engineering-based to the mythically fabled. But whatever the cause, it's very striking indeed. The spire was added to the church in circa 1362 and is both twisted and leaning: the 45-degree twist causes the tip to lean 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) off-centre.

Fuji GFX100S with Pentax 645 25mm lens

[/url][/IMG]

GFX100S with Pentax 67 200mm (late) lens

[/url][/IMG]

GFX100S + Pentax 645 55mm DFA lens

[/url][/IMG]

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And this version has had a sky digitally added (just a bit of fun!); the astronomers amongst you will spot that it's a Southern Hemisphere sky added to a Northern Hemisphere scene!

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My sister lives not far from Chesterfield and we've visited a few times, it's a nice town. I was told that the crookedness of the spire was down to poor engineering.

**RICHARD L.** · 06-07-2022, 03:51 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

Glad you like them!

Out of this World images, Ed !! Who, in his right mind, wouldn't love them ...

Best Regards

**pepperberry farm** · 06-07-2022, 03:53 AM - **5 Likes**

645D + SMC A 645 200mm f4

**Ed Hurst** · 06-07-2022, 03:58 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

My sister lives not far from Chesterfield and we've visited a few times, it's a nice town. I was told that the crookedness of the spire was down to poor engineering.

From Wikipedia about the origin of that crooked spire...

"The reason is uncertain and still debated: suggestions include lack of skilled workers because of the Black Death, which occurred as much of the church was being built; the use of insufficient cross bracing and 'green timber' – unseasoned timber; and also the 17th-century addition of 33 tons of lead sheeting covering the spire, resting on 14th-century bracing not designed to carry such weight. Another theory is sunlight heating the south side of the tower and causing the lead there to expand at a greater rate than the north side, resulting in an unequal expansion. Possibly the spire's twist is due to a combination of factors."

06-06-2022, 08:52 PM - 14 Likes	#18369
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	Vivid is a massive cultural festival of events and lights held in Sydney. It's grown in scale and popularity since its early days, though Covid led to two years without it. Now it's back with a vengeance! Last week, I managed to secure access to the southeast pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a place that's usually out of bounds after sunset. It yielded a few interesting images... GFX100S with Pentax 645 25mm DA lens [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Pentax 645 28-45mm lens @ circa 30mm [IMG][/IMG] Pentax 67 55-100mm lens @ circa 95mm [IMG][/IMG] And finally a shot taken after my pylon sojourn, from under the bridge. Pentax 645 25mm DA lens... [IMG][/IMG]

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06-06-2022, 06:38 AM - 1 Like	#18361
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac I have the A 55/2.8 but of course I've only ever used it on film, so it'll be nice to see how it performs on digital. The colours on that wall art are amazing - I think you might have found your perfect CCD sensor... thank you... I'm loving this camera.....

06-06-2022, 07:01 AM - 1 Like	#18362
w2ck Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Raleigh, NC Photos: Albums Posts: 442	Originally posted by Ed Hurst The Church of St. Mary and All Saints in Chesterfield (Derbyshire, UK) is famous for its crooked spire. Stories and explanations abound of how the spire came to be so distorted, from the prosaically engineering-based to the mythically fabled. But whatever the cause, it's very striking indeed. The spire was added to the church in circa 1362 and is both twisted and leaning: the 45-degree twist causes the tip to lean 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) off-centre. Fuji GFX100S with Pentax 645 25mm lens [/url][/IMG] GFX100S with Pentax 67 200mm (late) lens [/url][/IMG] GFX100S + Pentax 645 55mm DFA lens [/url][/IMG] [/url][/IMG] And this version has had a sky digitally added (just a bit of fun!); the astronomers amongst you will spot that it's a Southern Hemisphere sky added to a Northern Hemisphere scene! [/url][/IMG] Hi, Ah! That's how the spire got twisted! The sky spun around and changed hemispheres and twisted up that spire in the process! ;p Looks good, though. Stan

06-06-2022, 07:15 AM - 5 Likes	#18363
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,575	Originally posted by pepperberry farm 645D with SMC A 645 200mm f4my Flickr photostream: El mundo de P \| Flickr Your A 200 mm f/4 seems to perform much better than the one I had. It produced only "dismal" results on my 645N, so much so I decided to get rid of it. I bought an FA 200 mm f/4 replacement (6 elements in 5 groups), one of the best 645 lenses ever made (plus it is AF). It really shines on a digital sensor. Best Regards FA 200 mm f/4

06-06-2022, 07:27 AM - 1 Like	#18364
henkvanzuylen Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Netherlands, 's-Hertogenbosch Posts: 457	Originally posted by pepperberry farm my 645D arrived yesterday, along with the SMC A 55/2.8 and A 200/4 lenses... with the 55/2.8: Outstanding colors I would also love to have a 645Z...lenses I have enough from my 67 II, but unfortunately a 645 is not yet within my budget

06-06-2022, 07:54 AM	#18365
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	Originally posted by henkvanzuylen Outstanding colors I would also love to have a 645Z...lenses I have enough from my 67 II, but unfortunately a 645 is not yet within my budget thank you....

06-06-2022, 10:50 AM - 1 Like	#18366
TDvN57 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Berlin Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,149	Originally posted by Ed Hurst The Church of St. Mary and All Saints in Chesterfield (Derbyshire, UK) is famous for its crooked spire. Stories and explanations abound of how the spire came to be so distorted, from the prosaically engineering-based to the mythically fabled. But whatever the cause, it's very striking indeed. The spire was added to the church in circa 1362 and is both twisted and leaning: the 45-degree twist causes the tip to lean 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) off-centre. Fuji GFX100S with Pentax 645 25mm lens [/url][/IMG] GFX100S with Pentax 67 200mm (late) lens [/url][/IMG] GFX100S + Pentax 645 55mm DFA lens [/url][/IMG] [/url][/IMG] And this version has had a sky digitally added (just a bit of fun!); the astronomers amongst you will spot that it's a Southern Hemisphere sky added to a Northern Hemisphere scene! [/url][/IMG] Great spire feature considering it was not intended to be crooked and that it stood all this time despite poor maintenance and fires.

06-06-2022, 03:28 PM	#18367
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by pepperberry farm 645D with SMC A 645 200mm f4 Great shots. Great to see you on the Medium Format pages.

06-06-2022, 03:39 PM	#18368
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	Originally posted by ivanvernon Great shots. Great to see you on the Medium Format pages. thank you, Ivan - couldn't have done it without you...

06-07-2022, 01:13 AM - 1 Like	#18370
TDvN57 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Berlin Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,149	Originally posted by Ed Hurst Vivid is a massive cultural festival of events and lights held in Sydney. It's grown in scale and popularity since its early days, though Covid led to two years without it. Now it's back with a vengeance! Last week, I managed to secure access to the southeast pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a place that's usually out of bounds after sunset. It yielded a few interesting images... GFX100S with Pentax 645 25mm DA lens [/url][/IMG] [/url][/IMG] Pentax 645 28-45mm lens @ circa 30mm [/url][/IMG] Pentax 67 55-100mm lens @ circa 95mm [/url][/IMG] And finally a shot taken after my pylon sojourn, from under the bridge. Pentax 645 25mm DA lens... [/url][/IMG] Spectacular shots to say the least. Glad to see the P67 55-100mm still delivers its charming look. Thank you for sharing these amazing views of Sydney.

06-07-2022, 01:46 AM	#18371
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	Originally posted by TDvN57 Spectacular shots to say the least. Glad to see the P67 55-100mm still delivers its charming look. Thank you for sharing these amazing views of Sydney. Ahhh! Thanks, Theuns! Very nice of you to say so. Glad you like them!

06-07-2022, 03:32 AM	#18372
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,894	Originally posted by Ed Hurst The Church of St. Mary and All Saints in Chesterfield (Derbyshire, UK) is famous for its crooked spire. Stories and explanations abound of how the spire came to be so distorted, from the prosaically engineering-based to the mythically fabled. But whatever the cause, it's very striking indeed. The spire was added to the church in circa 1362 and is both twisted and leaning: the 45-degree twist causes the tip to lean 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) off-centre. Fuji GFX100S with Pentax 645 25mm lens [/url][/IMG] GFX100S with Pentax 67 200mm (late) lens [/url][/IMG] GFX100S + Pentax 645 55mm DFA lens [/url][/IMG] [/url][/IMG] And this version has had a sky digitally added (just a bit of fun!); the astronomers amongst you will spot that it's a Southern Hemisphere sky added to a Northern Hemisphere scene! [/url][/IMG] My sister lives not far from Chesterfield and we've visited a few times, it's a nice town. I was told that the crookedness of the spire was down to poor engineering.

06-07-2022, 03:51 AM - 1 Like	#18373
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,575	Originally posted by Ed Hurst Glad you like them! Out of this World images, Ed !! Who, in his right mind, wouldn't love them ... Best Regards

06-07-2022, 03:53 AM - 5 Likes	#18374
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	645D + SMC A 645 200mm f4

06-07-2022, 03:58 AM - 1 Like	#18375
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac My sister lives not far from Chesterfield and we've visited a few times, it's a nice town. I was told that the crookedness of the spire was down to poor engineering. From Wikipedia about the origin of that crooked spire... "The reason is uncertain and still debated: suggestions include lack of skilled workers because of the Black Death, which occurred as much of the church was being built; the use of insufficient cross bracing and 'green timber' – unseasoned timber; and also the 17th-century addition of 33 tons of lead sheeting covering the spire, resting on 14th-century bracing not designed to carry such weight. Another theory is sunlight heating the south side of the tower and causing the lead there to expand at a greater rate than the north side, resulting in an unequal expansion. Possibly the spire's twist is due to a combination of factors."