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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 04-25-2011, 04:51 PM  
K5 getting noticed by the Leica crowd
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 112
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Check out the comments:
The Pentax K5 Silver Edition – 1st Impressions by Amy Medina | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS

The main reasons are the size, build, WR, IQ properties of the K5 and the excellent Limited primes. Good times!
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 01-02-2011, 09:11 AM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 26,316
Views: 3,321,163
Thanks Nesster. The third photo is our favorite too. Gonna print it darkroom style next week.

Buck's a photojournalist and his wife's a newswoman. Here are some of his photos Flickr: buck pago's Photostream

We also have another friend who named his baby boy Zeiss. Am thinking Takuma for mine if I end up with a boy, and Lux for a girl. We're crazy that way.

Konica's always made really good cameras and lenses. They were just too low key to succeed in today's market. A little like Pentax hehehe
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 01-02-2011, 12:45 AM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 26,316
Views: 3,321,163
My friend Buck and his baby girl Leica







Shot using a Konica Auto S2 with the well regarded Hexanon 45mm F1.8 lens, and Arista Premium 400 film.
Forum: Lens Clubs 01-02-2011, 12:42 AM  
Post your ƒ1.2 Photos! (ƒ1.2 ONLY!)
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 2,086
Views: 525,032
Pentax MX + SMC K 50/1.2 shot wide open
Fuji Superia 400





Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 12-26-2010, 05:33 PM  
New Social Group - Pentax Philippines
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 1
Views: 2,650
Count me in! Woohoo!
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 12-26-2010, 03:48 AM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 26,316
Views: 3,321,163
Thanks Steve! This is good news. They ran out of stock before and when I checked (several times) they didn't have it for a while. Great to know it's being offered again.
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 12-25-2010, 08:30 PM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By jake.astig
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Thanks Nesster. I got a few 100ft rolls of Arista Premium 400 when they were still available. Been trying to find the best time and dilution for pushing this to 1600, seeing that Neopan 1600 is gone.
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 12-24-2010, 09:21 PM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 26,316
Views: 3,321,163
Pentax MX with K50mm F1.2
Arista Premium 400 pushed to 1600
Developed in PaRodinal 1:50 for approximately 20min



Forum: Lens Clubs 12-24-2010, 09:18 PM  
Post your ƒ1.2 Photos! (ƒ1.2 ONLY!)
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 2,086
Views: 525,032
From a busted K50mm/1.2 that got put back together.


Taken at 1.2 using a Pentax MX and Arista Premium 400 pushed to 1600.
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 12-17-2010, 06:48 PM  
Konica Hexar AF
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 5
Views: 4,681
That is a great camera!

AF is very quick and the metering is spot on.

You have a choice of Program, Aperture Priority and Manual modes.

The lens is as good as the classic Leica 35/2 Summicrons.

I can handhold it to about 1/10s in low light.

It's very quiet and it even has a quieter stealth mode that just turns you into a ninja when shooting street/docu scenes.

When you finish the roll, it spools the film back into the canister and it pauses a bit before the end so that you can open the back and the film leader tongue is still out. Very useful when you develop your own film. You don't have to destroy the film cassette.

I consider it the perfect point and shoot. The only drawback is the size.
Forum: Pentax Medium Format 11-29-2010, 02:04 AM  
Post your medium format photos!
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 20,356
Views: 3,148,869
Thanks much!!!
Forum: Pentax Medium Format 11-28-2010, 08:37 PM  
Post your medium format photos!
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 20,356
Views: 3,148,869
Ibenac, how long was the stand development for this?
Forum: Pentax Medium Format 11-25-2010, 06:39 PM  
Post your medium format photos!
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 20,356
Views: 3,148,869
Nesster, rparmar, tuco, thanks for the kind words.

The P67 + great light result in really nice photographs. I used Portra 160VC in the first and Portra 160NC in the second.

BTW, for those wondering if the P67 can be used handheld, these were shot handheld under natural light. The first at 1/30 indoors beside a huge window and the second 1/125 on the roof in the late afternoon.
Forum: Pentax Medium Format 11-24-2010, 11:33 PM  
Post your medium format photos!
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 20,356
Views: 3,148,869
Pentax 67II
105mm F2.4

Forum: Pentax Medium Format 11-24-2010, 09:33 AM  
Post your medium format photos!
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 20,356
Views: 3,148,869
Pentax 67II
105mm F2.4

Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-16-2010, 12:03 PM  
The saddest group of f/1.2 lenses on the planet
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 35
Views: 7,197
These are some photos from the lens, using Arista Premium 400 souped in PaRodinal.


Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-16-2010, 12:01 PM  
The saddest group of f/1.2 lenses on the planet
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 35
Views: 7,197
Guys,

I actually bought a set of 4 SMC 50/1.2's in very similar condition and circumstances from India a couple of years back.


I sold one for US$ 100. The other 2 are still in a box somewhere. The fourth one was in really bad shape and missing some parts. I had my best CLA guy fix it up. This is how it looks like now.



It has a crack on the front element which i've covered with black gaffer's tape (see picture).
I also used gaffer's tape as part of the focusing ring replacement.
It still takes nice pictures though. See next post.
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 11-05-2010, 08:20 AM  
5 reasons why pentax is not rubish.. A nice read.
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 22
Views: 7,532
It does mention Pentax in the same sentence as those lenses ending in -lux. That's great company!
Forum: Lens Clubs 11-05-2010, 08:10 AM  
Takumar club
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 18,987
Views: 3,712,370
I've always wondered if such a lens existed.

This guy Tommy Oshima posts photos using this lens.
Flickr: Search TommyOshima's photostream

Can anybody here confirm this? Maybe it's a prototype?
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 10-21-2010, 05:45 PM  
DA 35mm/2.4 should be called as DFA 35/2.4? - Full Frame Film Results (many photos)
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 100
Views: 59,787
Yep. I guess I can set it to shutter priority and adjust the speed until I get the aperture that I want. I got the MZ-5N exactly for the same reason you did hehe
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 10-20-2010, 07:07 PM  
DA 35mm/2.4 should be called as DFA 35/2.4? - Full Frame Film Results (many photos)
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 100
Views: 59,787
Frank,

How'd you control the aperture on the MZ-5N?

Am 90% certain to get this lens on my next trip to Singapore. How much does it retail over there? And what colors are available? I want a silver one to match my MZ-5N.

Cheers
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 10-07-2010, 10:55 PM  
Girls with Cameras
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 8
Views: 3,974
A friend of mine forwarded this link to me
girlswithcameras

I seem to see a lot of gals toting Pentax film cameras hahaha
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 09-10-2010, 08:19 PM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 26,316
Views: 3,321,163
a girl's first taste of jewelry shopping



Leica M6 + 35 Summilux Pre-Aspherical
Neopan 400
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras 09-10-2010, 08:17 PM  
:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 26,316
Views: 3,321,163
Leica M6 + 35mm Summilux Pre-Aspherical
Neopan 400

Forum: Lens Clubs 09-10-2010, 08:15 PM  
The FA Limited Club
Posted By jake.astig
Replies: 11,815
Views: 2,132,953
from the 31mm



Pentax LX
FA 31mm F1.8
Tri-X 400 pushed to 6400 and stand developed
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