Forum: Sold Items
08-13-2022, 07:34 PM
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Forum: Sold Items
04-29-2021, 08:13 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-26-2021, 08:06 PM
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Can’t comment on the sudden death...but yes this lens is fantastic!
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Forum: Sold Items
04-12-2021, 08:53 PM
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
08-31-2018, 08:51 AM
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As much time as he needs to. If EVFs don’t work for him, why worry about it?
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Forum: Ricoh GR
03-15-2017, 05:01 PM
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Big Chief gas station, US-550 Sandoval County, New Mexico
Chamisa plant at dawn, Cabezon Peak, New Mexico
Dried mud drips, Cabezon Peak, New Mexico
Down the chute! Cabezon Peak, New Mexico |
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
03-13-2017, 10:29 PM
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For what it's worth (not much), the K and M42 mounts have a 45.46mm registration distance.
The reason for the 43mm lens focal length is its near-equivalence to the film/sensor diagonal (a proxy for "normal" focal length across formats).
But yes I agree that certain focal lengths are easier to design for specific registration distances.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
03-01-2017, 02:26 PM
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A few from the most recent roll through the 6x7. All with the 105mm lens, and 20+ year-old Kodak Pro 100. I rated it at ISO 50, which seemed pretty good exposure-wise. Colors are decent too. I chalk it up to good storage by the previous owner and myself. The lab scans are acceptable for my use. To get better quality (IMHO) would probably require sending it out of state to a premium lab or investing in my own setup, which I'm not currently prepared to do.
I love the dead trees of the American Southwest--such character. (Of course I want most of the trees to stay alive...) untitled-3.jpg by Erick Fox, on Flickr
Pretty sure this was wide open. Should have stopped down one or two to get the full shrub in focus, but got the sort-of-miniature look going so there's that. untitled-8.jpg by Erick Fox, on Flickr
The rock layer underneath had a perfect grid pattern in it. untitled-9.jpg by Erick Fox, on Flickr
My good boy in his element on the trail. Actually we were both in our elements. :D untitled-12.jpg by Erick Fox, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
02-28-2017, 05:05 PM
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The compression of the 400 works great with these scenes, I think. Nice shots.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-25-2017, 12:48 PM
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Now those sound like winning combinations!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-24-2017, 07:30 PM
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Yes, I am almost sad to say that acquiring the 20-40 has greatly reduced my usage of my 21 and 40 primes. I still consider myself a "prime guy" (it's all I use on film), but the 20-40 is great for a walkaround WR zoom when you don't know what you'll see and can't/don't want to bring any other accessories.
Edit to say I ADORE my 21 Ltd, and would have recommended that lens before your LBA resolved the dilemma, lol. The 20-40 is silent, stylish, WR, has good IQ, and is generally very USEFUL, but I don't love it they way I do the 21, 31, and 77 Ltds, e.g.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-24-2017, 07:10 PM
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Forum: Ricoh GR
02-24-2017, 07:00 PM
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
02-24-2017, 06:55 PM
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Gorgeous! I was in England in 2001-2 but never made it that far north.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-23-2017, 07:07 PM
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I love small town courthouses. Nice shot.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
02-23-2017, 07:02 PM
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It also allows you to use a wider aperture if you are hitting the limit of your shutter speed. If you have f/1.4 selected and a 1/8000 shutter speed still overexposes your scene, an ND filter will get your shutter speed back in range.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-22-2017, 01:04 AM
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Forum: Ricoh GR
01-11-2017, 06:13 PM
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I shoot raw 90% of the time, as was the case here. Ran them through Lightroom to "unflatten" them a bit. I try not to overdo it in my post processing--I want to keep my photos pretty true-to-life, while recognizing that a camera and an eye see things very differently.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-07-2017, 02:49 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-07-2017, 01:55 PM
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Forum: Ricoh GR
01-07-2017, 01:51 PM
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Been on a roll with my GRII lately. Took a road trip to the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley in mid-December. Shot a couple rolls through my 6x7 bodies and was happy to have the K-5II/20-40mm Ltd weather resistant combo, but the GR did the lion's share of the shooting. Dang is that lens sharp! Even with the wide angle converter and wide open, the GR walked away from the DSLR/lens combo in terms of sharpness. I love my Ltd Zoom for other reasons (flexibility, weather resistance, silent and quick focusing, style), but the GR really takes care of a lot of my photographic needs. My list of true gripes about the camera is short. My wish list for a GR III would be weather sealing, GPS (I do a lot of outdoors adventure-y shots where this would be nice), SR, and an add-on 40 or 50mm converter. Oh and a retracting EVF, triple the battery life, $150 cheaper, and no larger lol. Anyway, enough words--I know I'm preaching to the choir here anyway. untitled-88.jpg by Erick Fox, on Flickr untitled-86.jpg by Erick Fox, on Flickr untitled-51.jpg by Erick Fox, on Flickr untitled-54.jpg by Erick Fox, on Flickr
See flickr for full-size shots, as well as Monument Valley photos with the K-5II/Ltd Zoom.
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Forum: Ricoh GR
10-07-2016, 06:28 PM
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Bad idea compared to what? I hear what you're saying, and I had a fat dust spot on mine (that resolved itself thankfully), but if I can't fit the GR in a jacket or back-pants pocket it just won't come along with me most of the time. And that's the reason for the retracting design, compactness. Ideally, I'd have a GR built into my cell phone but that just isn't happening because physics. So for now I'll take a retracting design if it means I can slot it into my motorcycle jacket pocket instead of leaving it at home.
Not trying to be snarky/combative, truly...I want a "perfect" compact camera too. The GR (to me) is great because it homes in on its niche and focuses on excellence there rather than trying to be "good enough" everywhere.
Now if the GR were priced like a Leica, then yeah, I'd be screaming too! :lol:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-07-2016, 06:16 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-07-2016, 06:03 PM
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
09-26-2016, 05:35 PM
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