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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-15-2014, 06:27 PM
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thank you! I ended up staying in the nature reserve after hours and got a bit of an unfortunate parking ticket. The sunset was worth it.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-15-2014, 06:23 PM
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Some shots in Northern California with the DA 15 ltd.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-25-2012, 02:07 AM
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It's photos like these that tempt me to get a lensbaby... much as I worry that it's a lot for a 'toy' lens.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-25-2012, 01:58 AM
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That's a beautiful shot! Really love the warm light on the snow.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-07-2012, 04:37 PM
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Thank you all! The first two shots were long exposures (two minutes for the sunset, a minute for the tree). The shot with the starburst was an incredible stroke of luck. I noticed, while walking in a nature reserve at sunset, that the tip of the radio telescope had cast a long shadow over the path, so I hurried to that point, placed the camera at the edge of light and shadow, and took the shot. Really a matter of fast action rather than patient waiting. The light changed quickly after.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
02-07-2012, 03:46 PM
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Phew... thanks! Glad that it works.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
02-07-2012, 02:20 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-07-2012, 02:13 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
03-01-2011, 03:35 AM
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I've not used the FA31, but I have owned the DA 35/2.8 Macro. I found it had excellent image quality; beautiful (slightly dark, lush) rendering, and was very sharp. It focuses very fast _provided_ that the camera's computer doesn't miss focus, but once it misses that focus point it cycles loud and very noisily through the entire focus range. This has (on quite a few occasions) led to me missing indoor candid shots that I'd have loved to capture.
If cost is an issue, one thing to do is consider the FA35/2 (or the Samsung D-Xenogon 35/2, its identical clone). Both can be had used for less than the price of the DA35/2.8, are sharper at equivalent apertures than the DA35/2.8 (see tests on photozone.de), and are almost as fast as the FA31. I switched from the DA35/2.8 to the FA35/2, and couldn't be happier with the swap.
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