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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
1 Day Ago
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Pentax Q7 and #08 lens. F4.5, 1/400 at ISO100. Zoom set to 4mm. Very dusty conditions. Glad I was in a cab on the combine.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
1 Day Ago
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Eventually, pepperberry farm will start adapting medium format lenses to the Fuji. I have adapted Pentax 67, Arsat, Bronica, Leitz Colorplan, and Nikon EL-Nikkor lenses to Pentax 645z. The thinner Fuji body allows even more fun.
Thanks,
barondla
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
04-16-2024, 08:59 PM
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The 400 lens also had the Pentax 645 1.4 teleconverter. This image is cropped some.The shutter speed was actually 1/400 but the drop down menu wouldn't let me select that. The lens aperture was set to F8 and the teleconverter subtracted 1 stop of light.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
03-19-2024, 05:22 PM
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Pentax Q7 with #02 zoom. ISO 200 at F3.2 and 1/30 handheld. Old abandoned tool shed on a walk.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-25-2024, 10:39 PM
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This is strange. Most astronomers say mylar film solar filters are sharper than glass filters. On another note, I got a Lunt 40 solar scope for Christmas. It has 4 separate filters for visual safety. Won't be using it for the eclipse.
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barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
03-01-2024, 10:57 PM
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Congratulations bogwalker. It is a beautiful image. Can't wait to see your contest. Thanks to rm2 for running a great contest.
Thanks to everyone for participating,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-01-2024, 11:09 PM
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Completed the survey. Basically said they dropped 2 (Q, 645) of the 3 Pentax systems I use. Unfortunately, this will make it very difficult to interest me in any new camera.
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barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
02-21-2024, 11:44 AM
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Pentax Q7 with #06 telezoom. 45mm ISO 200 F2.8 1/80. Wish I'd had camera set to ISO 400 but wasn't expecting to see a raccoon when looking over the bridge side.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
02-14-2024, 04:02 PM
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I understand both sides. Unfortunately, Pentax no longer makes medium format cameras. Ran into the same problem years ago with the Pentax Point & Shoot contest forum. To keep it alive we allowed all brands, even cellphones. No one seemed to care. The contest still survives and is even mentioned in the Pentax forums e-mails. We are grateful for that.
It stings that the company responsible for driving Pentax out of the medium format market now has a large presence here. On the other hand, at least our Pentax lenses are useable on Fuji. With Pentax leaving the market it is hard to not feel a little sad.
How about PentaxForums? Since two moderators shoot Pentax 645Z and frequent this thread, I doubt posting pictures from other camera brands is officially frowned upon. We should also consider the welfare of PentaxForums. With Pentax leaving the Q and medium formats and the encroaching cellphones it can't be as easy to break even on these forums. More visitors are better. There are prize giveaways and even weekly email updates on content posted here. Do we really want to reduce posts and weaken this fine home?
I enjoy the forum and the medium format pictures and hope it stays as is.
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barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
12-12-2023, 11:25 AM
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Pentax Q7 with #02 zoom at 15mm. ISO 100, F5 at 6 seconds.
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barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
02-01-2024, 11:47 PM
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This was a difficult competition to judge. All the images are strong and well executed. The two runner ups are Ariff's mountain scene and sjstafford's lovely cloud image. Both are beautiful photos.
The winner is rm2's amazing picture. The composition is spectacular. The photographer only had a split second to balance so many subject elements. Wonderful capture. Now rm2 gets to set up and run competition #191.
Thanks to everyone that participated in this competition. All the photos were excellent. Hope you join us for the next one.
Thanks,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-31-2023, 11:05 AM
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New neighbors! Saw this while walking out my front door. This is why I put up with slow internet. Pentax 645Z with SMC Pentax 645 FA 300 F5.6 ED [IF]. Handheld at 1/160 F5.6 ISO 3200. Cropped very slightly to remove bright sky streaming thru the leaves.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
01-02-2024, 11:33 PM
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Welcome to contest #190. There is no theme, shoot and enter what you want. Show us your pictures.
Rules:
1. Always have fun!
2. Cameras:
No cameras with sensors larger than 1" (some exceptions below).
No large format or camera typically requiring a tripod to use.
No interchangeable lens cameras (some exceptions below).
No (D)SLRs or any camera weighing over 1kg.
Cameras permitted:
Mobile phones, tablets, small sensor toy cameras.
Pentax Q, Nikon 1, Ricoh GR, any 110 film, 35mm point and shoots from the 1980s/90s (e.g. Pentax PC35AF etc.)
Cameras you can take with you in a coat pocket.
ANY CAMERA BRAND ALLOWED.
3. Entries will close January 31, 2024 midnight CST.
4. Maximum image dimensions are 1024x768 (ish) pixels.
5. List camera brand and model with entry for all to see, and exposure data would be nice.
6. No restrictions on when the entries were taken.
7. Contest winner determines the rules, selects theme, sets closing date and judges the next competition.
8. Enter up to three images, however you may change your entries as many times as you like up to the contest ending.
Thanks for participating,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
01-03-2024, 10:46 AM
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Excellent beginning rm2. Impressive capture.
Thanks for participating,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
12-19-2023, 12:07 PM
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Spectacular image. Love the composition. Very dramatic.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
12-14-2023, 10:58 AM
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Thanks kwb. Your image is excellent.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
12-10-2023, 10:55 AM
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Don't think Ricoh made an official announcement. They just discontinued all the 645 lenses and bodies. Q all over again. This doesn't bode well for their DSLR only plans. What's next, full frame or APS-c?
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barondla
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Forum: Pentax Q
11-29-2023, 11:54 AM
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Nice images. Welcome to the Q. It is amazing what the little guy can do. You may know this, there is a way to cheat the 2 second time limitation, a little. Put the Q on multiple exposure and you get 2 seconds 9 times. Don't have a Q in front of me, but one of the ME settings allow for brightening the image.
I am going to try some solar photography with the Q. I have a Lunt 40 solar telescope arriving for Christmas. Looking forward to it.
Thanks,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
11-29-2023, 07:48 PM
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Both Pentax Q. Fog and bridge is cropped to about half. Mill - ISO 125, F4 at 1/1000. #02 zoom at 5mm. Bridge- ISO 125, F4.5 at 1/320. #01 8mm normal lens.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
11-14-2023, 08:30 PM
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Pentax Q with Pentax DA* 300mm F4. ISO 125, 1/60 at F4 +1 exposure compensation. Raw developed in Silkypix and further adjustments in Photoshop Elements.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
10-24-2023, 11:01 AM
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German chocolate birthday cake! YUM.
Pentax Q with #01 8mm normal lens. ISO 125, F4 at 1/200.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
09-27-2023, 07:31 PM
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Pentax Q7 with #06 zoom at 45mm. ISO 100, F2.8 at 1/160 handheld thru glasss.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
04-28-2021, 12:28 PM
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First day off in ages without rain, and there's 20-30 mph wind. Sigh. Decided to work with it.
Two minute exposure with Pentax 645Z and 645 HD35 lens at F3.5 and ISO 100. Welding hood filter provided neutral density. It isn't very neutral - everything turns green, but it reduces light by 16 stops! Worth the .25 cents invested on closeout. Attached to a Cokin P holder via rubber bands.
Wanted to capture the trees sharp at the base and progressively softer further up the tree. Too many trees were confusing. Cropped the horizontal to vertical. Shot from the house, otherwise nothing would have been sharp.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Q
10-27-2022, 07:06 PM
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Spectacular teardown and tutorial! Great job. Don't remember ever seeing the internal construction of a Q premium lens before. Very interesting. So what are you going to build out of the pieces?
Thanks for sharing,
barondla
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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
09-01-2023, 05:25 PM
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No theme combined with amazing entries made this a difficult contest to judge. After spending the day viewing all the entries I finally selected Port Of Everett by tuco as the winner. The light blue boat looks great against the warm hue sunset. Very 3D and natural. Congratulations tuco.
All the entries were great. You guys made it tough on me. Thanks for participating and making the contest fun.
Looking forward to tuco's contest.
Thanks,
barondla
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