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Forum: Ricoh GR
01-22-2024, 03:47 AM
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Hi all, I got a GRiii one and a half year ago as a supplement to my KP ( that I missed a few month because of a repair, that was my excuse to buy this expensive small and brilliant thing). Before I discovered this topic just know, I wondered if people use it for other things than snaps or street photography. Nice to see landscapes, macro’s etc. here as well as some nice street and daily life pictures!
Below some pics from a 2 week long distance hike through the French Alps along the Grande Randonnee 5, with my GRiii as my only camera ( so i took my GR3 along the GR5 :lol: )
 telephone box, or..? by Mark, on Flickr
 Trees on a rock by Mark, on Flickr
 Climbing out Gorges des Tines by Mark, on Flickr
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Forum: Ricoh GR
02-12-2024, 08:57 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-25-2024, 06:59 AM
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Hi all, long time ago since my last post. Nice to see a lot of nice images posted in the meantime. Less happy about recent posts with the 20-40 ( because I don’t have that one yet and try to convince myself that I don’t need more lenses.)
I’ve taken a trip last febr- march to Japan and South Korea, taking my 15,21,40 and 70 mm limiteds, (and acquired a second hand 100mm macro when in Japan). Together with my KP it was a nice light high quality setup.
Here are some pictures:
15mm
 elevated highway / canal with a roof by Mark, on Flickr
21mm:
 multilevel Shibuya by Mark, on Flickr
40mm:
 The yakitori take out by Mark, on Flickr
70mm:
 City sunset by Mark, on Flickr
100mm: ( I know it’s not called a limited, but it fits right in for build and image quality and light weight so I sneak one picture in…)
 Fire Festival (4) by Mark, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-05-2018, 12:17 AM
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Hi everyone. I recently bought a lensbaby composer secondhand with what I thought had a Sweet 35 included, to found out when it was delivered it also included the double glass 50mm.
Wow, a lensbaby makes you work for a picture.... but I managed to get some reasonable images out of them. Starting with the dog ( my first subject for all new lenses :-). Double glass 50, fully open.
 Mikan, our Shiba by Mark, on Flickr
 Mikan, our Shiba (2) by Mark, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-20-2018, 09:50 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-24-2018, 12:39 PM
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Some panorama pictures with the 43mm f1.9
Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, a deserted mining village/island off the coast of Nagasaki (taken with K-5, f9, 1/160, ISO200)
 Hashima (8 and last) by Mark, on Flickr
Blue hour view of Nagasaki: Taken with K-5, F11, 20sec, ISO80
 Nagasaki Harbour view by Mark, on Flickr
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
09-07-2018, 02:39 PM
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Thanks for the inspiration, everyone, my bucketlist will never get shorter...
But, ...a bucketlist suggestion list without Japan? That can't be true! And from now, it isn't :-) Let me show you some examples. My photo's are geotagged, and you can also find them by following this link:
loc.alize.us - Explore your world through everyone's eyes
There are big cities: not always beautiful, but so many photo opportunities. Like Tokyo:
 generation gap, Tokyo style by Mark, on Flickr
 Tokyo at night (2) by Mark, on Flickr
 riding their bicycles, Tokyo by Mark, on Flickr
 Rainbow bridge by Mark, on Flickr
If you prefer outdoor or landscape, try the Southern Island of Yakushima:
 Three legged cedar by Mark, on Flickr
 Tsukasaki Beach by Mark, on Flickr
Or Tohoku, North-East Honshu, where you can enjoy hot springs (tsuru no yu onsen) and pilgrim roads (dewa sanzan) in beautiful nature:
 Stargazing on top of Mt. Gassan by Mark, on Flickr
 let go of your troubles and relax by Mark, on Flickr
 endless by Mark, on Flickr
Secret tip: the night view from " Yamanashi Fruits Park" , that's not in any english guide (best in winter or else spring or autumn for clear skies.)
 Last sunrays in the valley. by Mark, on Flickr
 Mt. Fuji and Kofu Valley (2) by Mark, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-05-2018, 02:47 PM
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Thanks. Its “tilt shifty” indeed, but only a relatively small spot will be in focus. Where in the picture, you can influence yourself by moving the front element.
In the first picture, the left eye ( i mean the dogs right eye which is on the left of the picture) is in focus, while the right eye isnt, even though the distance to the lens is the same.
In the second picture a part of the mouth as well as the eye are in focus and sharp even when other areas the same distance are not.
But I like that its not so obvious in the pictures, because I dont want them to be about the lens, but about what i photograph, or try to convey. ( which is only “ nice dog isnt it” in these pictures, bythe way ;-). )
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-24-2016, 11:24 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-09-2015, 10:42 AM
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with 10-17 mm at 13 mm, taken in the beautiful city of Porto, Portugal:
 the bridge by Mark, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-07-2015, 02:35 AM
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inspired by the previous posts, let's post some too...: both are made after a heavy summer rainstorm. The combination of the moist air with a setting moon created an effect I've never seen before.
 Moonset (1) by Mark, on Flickr
 Moonset (2) by Mark, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-05-2015, 09:44 AM
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I have both. Both of my copies have reliable AF, the 40 a bit faster (on my K-5) then the 43. In dark environment the 43 can hunt sometimes. the difference is more in the image quality: both very, very good and sharp, but the 40 is more contrasty,bright, and the 43 a bit more mystical, magic. But that's just my opinion...
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-14-2015, 03:44 PM
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Yeah, the 35mm is a very good lens, although it's somehow the ltd that fits me the least....
Here's one from my 21mm (f10 1/125 ISO 100). A lens with such humble numbers, that keeps giving me more than I expect.
 Delftse Poort and Rotterdam Central Station by beeldmark, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-04-2015, 12:28 AM
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 a sparkle of hope by beeldmark, on Flickr
Centuries old stairs of Hagurosan, a pilgrim destination in the Northeast of Japan, with the 10-17 FE zoom, at 17mm
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-03-2015, 07:34 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-15-2014, 09:44 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-07-2014, 01:35 PM
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I prefer the second one as well. (so that's 'lake 1' ). beautiful colors, in both.
---------- Post added 10-07-2014 at 01:43 PM ----------
Long time since I've posted here. I'd like to share some picture taken in the tradition hot spring resort Tsuru no Yu, in the mountains of Akita Prefecture, Japan. All taken with 21mm f.3.2:
 Tsuru no Yu Onsen by beeldmark, on Flickr
 Tsuru no Yu Onsen by beeldmark, on Flickr
 Kuroyu, the " black bath" by beeldmark, on Flickr
 . by beeldmark, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-19-2014, 03:36 PM
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What do you do when you got your 43 and 77 FA, and a puppy dog all in the same month? Right :-). Here some results:
With 43mm:
Puppysleep by beeldmark, on Flickr
And 77mm:
Mikan by beeldmark, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-16-2014, 01:26 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-09-2014, 05:08 AM
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it does have that feel of very high up grounds.
beautiful details of these faces
here's one with my 21mm ltd:
 Canary Wharf by beeldmark, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-01-2014, 11:05 AM
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The B&W's from wed 7 are beautiful, as well as the scaringly sharp selfportrait of Towa ( I 'd have said razorsharp, but it's obvious that the 70mm doesn't work that way :-)
To soften the mood, here's another b&w, from a canal in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with my 70mm
Utrecht in shadows and light (8) by beeldmark, on Flickr
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
05-02-2014, 03:16 AM
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Beautiful pictures!
I'm in Japan about once in two years, usually bound by the summer holiday period. As for photography, winter is much better in most parts of Japan, because in summer the sky is usually overcast, and the light bland during the day. And it's hot and humid.... Better choose spring or autumn!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-07-2014, 08:32 AM
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I like this one! Good to have a quality pentax picture in explore...
And your previous post: I love the first one with the light traces . That's one of the things I planned to for years, but didn't do yet...
And as for reflections: come and visit the netherlands: lots of water for reflections ( if its not windy)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-17-2014, 02:06 AM
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Yes, the photographer is the most important variable, I agree. Even when he is limited to one point of view/moment. That's probably a subconscious reason why I don't like to line up :-). Your picture is beautiful, by the way. The dog on the left gives unexpected strength to the whole.
@Arizona Dave: I read somewhere from a professional portrait photographer that he does the obvious things for half of the time (the good light, the best side of the face , etc., and then tries something different.
to stay on topic: here (quite un original) looking up picture of Down Town New York (10-17 fish eye at 10, dit some pp to handle the high dynamic range, and to remove the chromatic abberation)
Red Cube and upwards by beeldmark, on Flickr
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