The Six-Megapixel Club

Jan178 · 07-23-2017, 03:19 PM - **6 Likes**

This is one of the better threads in here, great demonstration that obsolete tech can fight the modern day! I got my *ist DL year and half ago to accompany my Helios 44, did nice job and RAW saved the dead pixels. Kinda liked that taking the shot was a process that took some time and effort.
However, last spring i decided to make an IR conversion, no regrets for that either. Maybe someday i´ll just get the bigger *ist for me...

And most recent infrared!

ps. Dammit, Orbus, you really nailed it!

paulh · 07-23-2017, 03:29 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jan178

This is one of the better threads in here, great demonstration that obsolete tech can fight the modern day! I got my *ist DL year and half ago to accompany my Helios 44, did nice job and RAW saved the dead pixels. Kinda liked that taking the shot was a process that took some time and effort.
However, last spring i decided to make an IR conversion, no regrets for that either. Maybe someday i´ll just get the bigger *ist for me...

And most recent infrared!

ps. Dammit, Orbus, you really nailed it!

Great shots & welcome! Fabulous IR image

**pathdoc** · 07-24-2017, 06:08 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jan178

great demonstration that obsolete tech can fight the modern day!

I'm not sure it's a question of fighting the modern day, just showing that the old sensors (and the stuff behind them) are still capable of holding their own.

Almost all that the new whizbang advances really do is let us grab the same shots with greater ease and/or under more difficult conditions. But there is a quote attributed, I believe, to former world chess champion Vasily Smyslov when he was on a comeback streak in the early 1980s: "I may be an old lion, but if someone sticks his head in my mouth I can still bite!"

I think that says everything which needs to be said about the 6MP Pentax DSLRs.

varky · 07-24-2017, 07:20 AM

Originally posted by Orbus

Pentax K110D; this time with the A50mm f.2.8 macro

Welp, this proves I need to practice more! Been playing with a K110D I got for cheap to complement my K-50 and I had no idea it was capable of this. Stunning shots Orbus!

Orbus · 07-24-2017, 07:37 AM

Originally posted by varky

Welp, this proves I need to practice more! Been playing with a K110D I got for cheap to complement my K-50 and I had no idea it was capable of this. Stunning shots Orbus!

Thanks, Varky! To be fair, the A50 f2.8 macro can take a lot of the credit with respect to sharpness, but it is fun to see what the K110D is still capable of doing, even without the image stabilisation/shake reduction. My first Pentax digital was a K-x bought about 5 or 6 years ago. Since that time, I've been accumulating a stable of older second-hand bodies which can usually be picked up for a song these days (the K110D, K10D, K200D, K-m) and my K-x only gets pulled out when I need to shoot at a higher sensitivity. There's something about those old CCD sensors that produces an almost film-like rendering and it brings some of the fun back into the hobby. Enjoy your K110D!

paulh · 07-24-2017, 09:57 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Orbus

To be fair, the A50 f2.8 macro can take a lot of the credit with respect to sharpness

Right - you can't go wrong with good glass. The shooter has a little something to do with it, too.

**Skodadriver** · 07-24-2017, 12:11 PM - **3 Likes**

Tamron SP90 (52B) on 100D Super.
Nice colours?

varky · 07-24-2017, 12:32 PM - **5 Likes**

A couple of my modest attempts at getting something nice with the K110D. DAL 50-200

BigMackCam · 07-26-2017, 12:04 PM - **4 Likes**

Today's the first day I've been able to pick up a camera after some steroid injections last Thursday, one of which left my right arm pretty much useless and in agony

I'm not back to full strength yet, but I've been wandering around the house, playing with the *ist DL for a short while today. Not much to photograph that's of interest, or that I haven't photographed a hundred times before, but all of it is new to my recently-acquired DL - including this ornamental lion cast... taken with the "mk 1" 18-55 at 28mm, f/7.1, 1/60s, ISO 200.

Orbus · 07-26-2017, 12:32 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by BigMackCam

Today's the first day I've been able to pick up a camera after some steroid injections last Thursday, one of which left my right arm pretty much useless and in agony

I'm not back to full strength yet, but I've been wandering around the house, playing with the *ist DL for a short while today. Not much to photograph that's of interest, or that I haven't photographed a hundred times before, but all of it is new to my recently-acquired DL - including this ornamental lion cast... taken with the 18-55 at 28mm, f/7.1, 1/60s, ISO 200.

Sorry to hear that, Mike, hope you're back to full strength very soon. A recently-acquired *ist DL, hunh? Even I haven't gone back that far!

That is an amazing amount of detail you've managed to coax out of the kit lens, though--well done, sir!

paulh · 07-26-2017, 12:33 PM - **1 Like**

Nice shooting, skodadriver, varky and Mike! Best wishes for a quick recovery, Mike

Great blue heron watching over the lake at sunset. Super Tak 105/2.8 on *ist D:

BigMackCam · 07-26-2017, 01:27 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Orbus

Sorry to hear that, Mike, hope you're back to full strength very soon. A recently-acquired *ist DL, hunh? Even I haven't gone back that far!

That is an amazing amount of detail you've managed to coax out of the kit lens, though--well done, sir!

Originally posted by paulh

Nice shooting, skodadriver, varky and Mike! Best wishes for a quick recovery, Mike

Thanks, Rob and Paul

I'm doing much better than I was, and expect I'll be back to my version of "normal" within a few days

I'll admit, though, I panicked a little when I couldn't use my cameras - at least, not in the way I've always used them. It has given me pause for thought to consider how to work if I end up in the same position again (which is more-or-less inevitable at some point). Tripod and remote, I guess

Regarding the DL and detail. It seems I'm gradually regressing with camera technology, and at this rate I should be using a Kodak Brownie box camera by the end of the year

The detail in that shot was quite decent straight out of the camera, in all honesty, but I did help it along with a local contrast adjustment, and output sharpening on the resized crop

Thanks again, fellas...

And, to all that posted photos since my previous post, nice work. Some lovely shots in this thread

BigMackCam · 07-27-2017, 02:00 AM

A slightly dull start to the day, but I ventured into the garden with the *ist DL and DA18-55 to play a little. The rowan tree is looking particularly pretty (if a little unkempt!) at the moment

**pathdoc** · 07-27-2017, 08:02 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by BigMackCam

this ornamental lion cast...

In the window, suburban window, the lion sleeps tonight...

Great shot

BigMackCam · 07-27-2017, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by pathdoc

In the window, suburban window, the lion sleeps tonight...

Great shot

He he

Thank you!

07-24-2017, 09:57 AM - 1 Like	#171
paulh Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,045 Original Poster	Originally posted by Orbus To be fair, the A50 f2.8 macro can take a lot of the credit with respect to sharpness Right - you can't go wrong with good glass. The shooter has a little something to do with it, too. Last edited by paulh; 07-24-2017 at 10:04 AM.

07-26-2017, 12:04 PM - 4 Likes	#174
BigMackCam Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North-East of England Posts: 13,774	Today's the first day I've been able to pick up a camera after some steroid injections last Thursday, one of which left my right arm pretty much useless and in agony I'm not back to full strength yet, but I've been wandering around the house, playing with the ist DL for a short while today. Not much to photograph that's of interest, or that I haven't photographed a hundred times before, but all of it is new to my recently-acquired DL - including this ornamental lion cast... taken with the "mk 1" 18-55 at 28mm, f/7.1, 1/60s, ISO 200. Attached Images Last edited by BigMackCam; 07-26-2017 at 12:30 PM.*

07-27-2017, 02:00 AM	#178
BigMackCam Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North-East of England Posts: 13,774	A slightly dull start to the day, but I ventured into the garden with the ist DL and DA18-55 to play a little. The rowan tree is looking particularly pretty (if a little unkempt!) at the moment Attached Images Last edited by BigMackCam; 07-27-2017 at 03:13 AM.*

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07-23-2017, 03:19 PM - 6 Likes	#166
Jan178 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Rovaniemi, Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 453	This is one of the better threads in here, great demonstration that obsolete tech can fight the modern day! I got my ist DL year and half ago to accompany my Helios 44, did nice job and RAW saved the dead pixels. Kinda liked that taking the shot was a process that took some time and effort. However, last spring i decided to make an IR conversion, no regrets for that either. Maybe someday i´ll just get the bigger ist for me... And most recent infrared! ps. Dammit, Orbus, you really nailed it!

07-23-2017, 03:29 PM - 1 Like	#167
paulh Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,045 Original Poster	Originally posted by Jan178 This is one of the better threads in here, great demonstration that obsolete tech can fight the modern day! I got my ist DL year and half ago to accompany my Helios 44, did nice job and RAW saved the dead pixels. Kinda liked that taking the shot was a process that took some time and effort. However, last spring i decided to make an IR conversion, no regrets for that either. Maybe someday i´ll just get the bigger ist for me... And most recent infrared! ps. Dammit, Orbus, you really nailed it! Great shots & welcome! Fabulous IR image

07-24-2017, 06:08 AM - 1 Like	#168
pathdoc Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,345	Originally posted by Jan178 great demonstration that obsolete tech can fight the modern day! I'm not sure it's a question of fighting the modern day, just showing that the old sensors (and the stuff behind them) are still capable of holding their own. Almost all that the new whizbang advances really do is let us grab the same shots with greater ease and/or under more difficult conditions. But there is a quote attributed, I believe, to former world chess champion Vasily Smyslov when he was on a comeback streak in the early 1980s: "I may be an old lion, but if someone sticks his head in my mouth I can still bite!" I think that says everything which needs to be said about the 6MP Pentax DSLRs.

07-24-2017, 07:20 AM	#169
varky Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Zagreb/Zapresic Posts: 26	Originally posted by Orbus Pentax K110D; this time with the A50mm f.2.8 macro Welp, this proves I need to practice more! Been playing with a K110D I got for cheap to complement my K-50 and I had no idea it was capable of this. Stunning shots Orbus!

07-24-2017, 07:37 AM	#170
Orbus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Shelburne, Ontario Posts: 198	Originally posted by varky Welp, this proves I need to practice more! Been playing with a K110D I got for cheap to complement my K-50 and I had no idea it was capable of this. Stunning shots Orbus! Thanks, Varky! To be fair, the A50 f2.8 macro can take a lot of the credit with respect to sharpness, but it is fun to see what the K110D is still capable of doing, even without the image stabilisation/shake reduction. My first Pentax digital was a K-x bought about 5 or 6 years ago. Since that time, I've been accumulating a stable of older second-hand bodies which can usually be picked up for a song these days (the K110D, K10D, K200D, K-m) and my K-x only gets pulled out when I need to shoot at a higher sensitivity. There's something about those old CCD sensors that produces an almost film-like rendering and it brings some of the fun back into the hobby. Enjoy your K110D!

07-24-2017, 12:32 PM - 5 Likes	#173
varky Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Zagreb/Zapresic Posts: 26	A couple of my modest attempts at getting something nice with the K110D. DAL 50-200

07-26-2017, 12:32 PM - 1 Like	#175
Orbus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Shelburne, Ontario Posts: 198	Originally posted by BigMackCam Today's the first day I've been able to pick up a camera after some steroid injections last Thursday, one of which left my right arm pretty much useless and in agony I'm not back to full strength yet, but I've been wandering around the house, playing with the ist DL for a short while today. Not much to photograph that's of interest, or that I haven't photographed a hundred times before, but all of it is new to my recently-acquired DL - including this ornamental lion cast... taken with the 18-55 at 28mm, f/7.1, 1/60s, ISO 200. Sorry to hear that, Mike, hope you're back to full strength very soon. A recently-acquired ist DL, hunh? Even I haven't gone back that far! That is an amazing amount of detail you've managed to coax out of the kit lens, though--well done, sir!

07-26-2017, 12:33 PM - 1 Like	#176
paulh Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,045 Original Poster	Nice shooting, skodadriver, varky and Mike! Best wishes for a quick recovery, Mike Great blue heron watching over the lake at sunset. Super Tak 105/2.8 on *ist D:

07-26-2017, 01:27 PM - 1 Like	#177
BigMackCam Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North-East of England Posts: 13,774	Originally posted by Orbus Sorry to hear that, Mike, hope you're back to full strength very soon. A recently-acquired *ist DL, hunh? Even I haven't gone back that far! That is an amazing amount of detail you've managed to coax out of the kit lens, though--well done, sir! Originally posted by paulh Nice shooting, skodadriver, varky and Mike! Best wishes for a quick recovery, Mike Thanks, Rob and Paul I'm doing much better than I was, and expect I'll be back to my version of "normal" within a few days I'll admit, though, I panicked a little when I couldn't use my cameras - at least, not in the way I've always used them. It has given me pause for thought to consider how to work if I end up in the same position again (which is more-or-less inevitable at some point). Tripod and remote, I guess Regarding the DL and detail. It seems I'm gradually regressing with camera technology, and at this rate I should be using a Kodak Brownie box camera by the end of the year The detail in that shot was quite decent straight out of the camera, in all honesty, but I did help it along with a local contrast adjustment, and output sharpening on the resized crop Thanks again, fellas... And, to all that posted photos since my previous post, nice work. Some lovely shots in this thread

07-27-2017, 08:02 AM - 2 Likes	#179
pathdoc Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,345	Originally posted by BigMackCam this ornamental lion cast... In the window, suburban window, the lion sleeps tonight... Great shot

07-27-2017, 12:36 PM	#180
BigMackCam Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North-East of England Posts: 13,774	Originally posted by pathdoc In the window, suburban window, the lion sleeps tonight... Great shot He he Thank you!

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