Bits and Bobs



Pentax K-1 & FA31 Limited

Beaten to the punch by a nocturnal Irishman!

I too have chosen the SMC Pentax-FA 1:1.8 31mm AL Limited as my weapon of choice for March. Baby steps first first, I'll start with the traditional turn of the garden. K-1 Mark II (the silver one, to match the lens )


Wisteria 1.8

Some roses, with a comparison between wide open and f/4.0:



And some green:

Macro March for me with Yashica 60mm f2.8 Macro Yashinon Tomioka. M series macro lenses go only to 1:2 magnification. I bought this one to have a lens that goes to 1:1. So you may expect some close focus action from me this month, but today I didn't go all in

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Another FA31, today with the K-1, simple, non-taxing and thematic start from me. Wide open but cropped to remove the street distractions.

This month it's the Tair 11A 135/2.8, starting with some useful string. 20 iris blades give very smooth blurry bits.



K1 with Tair 11A 135/2.8 @f2.8, 1/50s, ISO200

The dogs were happy to see that I made it home for lunch today (I always do). Finn was so excited for a full minute, then he found a chew toy in the yard that had been buried under snow for a good month. He was fine with the camera sneaking up on him while he chewed away.

SMC-K 30mm f2.8, at f2.8

I woke up this morning and thought it was time I used a longer focal length and a zoom so picked the F 70-210 and the K1.

Good view of my house.



And a grumpy garden ornament with a big sword.

Didn't have much time after deciding to join and checking that the curfew was indeed and still lifted. Shot shortly before midnight, so a bit moody ...



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Down a dirt road for some morning fog with the FA 31

Many nice images shared this first day... Back for more here... Sigma 50/2.8 Macro...

I caught this one in the act it seems:

K-3 with FA 31mm f1.8 AL Limited

Good grief, I love this lens already! Most productive day of shooting I've had in a long time. KP + Pentax-F 100mm f/2.8 macro.

Well I'll try again for March. Got a couple days in February before the sky fell in.

Late night safety to start with. I had not found a ball head that I could use comfortably with the 645Z so thought I'd pick up a more robust ball head. So I saw a Graf Studioball head on Craigslist. I knew it was large but I underestimated the size. Once I saw it, I had to laugh but I went ahead and purchased it for use at home. I subsequently purchased a more reasonably sized Sirui ball head for use in the field that is perfect for my use with either the 645Z or the K-1. The comparison in weight is shown on Flickr.


K-1 with A 50mm F1.7

Got out to the garden just before dark. With the 31 on k-1.