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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-23-2020, 10:46 AM
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I have both the Pentax A 50 f/2.8 and the Vivitar 55 f/2.8 and they are two of my favorite lenses. The Pentax is smaller and lighter, for sure. But both have beautiful rendering and are fun to use. I use them for macro and also regular shooting, and can't really decide which I like better. If you don't mind manual focus (and manual aperture, for the Vivitar), they are both a great bargain. If you want more samples, some photos taken with Pentax A are here: Pentax-A 50 f2.8 macro | Flickr and with Vivitar are here :Vivitar 55mm f2.8 macro | Flickr |
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Forum: Sold Items
04-29-2018, 10:32 AM
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
01-01-2018, 08:43 AM
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There doesn't appear to be a thread for this wonderful lens. I cannot remember where or when I purchased mine, but it is one of my favorites -- versatile, sharp, and full of character. I'd love to see other people's photos taken with this lens. All of these were taken with a K3.
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
01-01-2018, 09:09 AM
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Another A-lens that does not seem to have a review. The A version of this lens seems to be much less common than the F and M versions. I have not tried either of those, but I saw a copy of this lens used and purchased it based on the good reviews on this site. I purchased it lens primarily for the wide end, and I have used it mainly for landscapes. However, it holds its own at the longer ends also and is thus a great walk-around lens covering slightly wide, normal, and slight telephoto ranges. Thus it's a very handy focal length for both digital and film. Although it doesn't have quite the same crispness as primes in this range, it's sharp enough and renders colors especially well. I do not use it very often, in part because I love my M 35-70 lens so much that it is my usual choice when I want a short telephoto. However, the A 24-50 fills a great niche and is a well-constructed, fun lens with its own character. All photos here taken with K3.
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
01-01-2018, 09:18 AM
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PS. I chose these samples not for their amazing quality as photographs but to show some of what this lens can do -- interesting bokeh, decent sharpness, and nice colors. I'm also impressed with the lack of purple fringing shooting skyward. Adding a couple more photos here -- color version of my dog, showing the bokeh better than the black and white version. It's unusual (compared to my other old pentax lenses) and not the bokeh I would always want, but it has its own charm I think. Also one more landscape -- a very challenging shadowy setting, which this lens handled really well. This is at least a 50% crop in low light.
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
09-19-2017, 10:04 AM
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My kids jumping around in the Gulf of Mexico on a very sunny August day, at Crystal River, Florida. Taken with K3 and an old Promaster 60-300 lens, at ISO 100 and shutter at 1/20. This was the first time I had taken this lens out and I was really happy with the color rendition and the sharpness (when I wasn't trying for the blurred look...)
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