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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-18-2017, 09:29 PM
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I love my *ist DS! It reminds me of my first DSLR, a K1000 super I never should have sold. I still find the 1-control-wheel interface very intuitive. Plus, I use an accessory TTL flash sometimes, no problems, and I have a Canon matte focus screen in there instead of the original. It is GREAT for manual focus, especially fast lenses. Here's one with a Tokina 90mm macro:
[IMG] IMGP9797 by siebersn, on Flickr[/IMG]
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-11-2021, 12:12 PM
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Looking at your samples there, it is hard to believe you need a new lens. :-) Lovely work!
I find the 77 to be the best lens I own, for pictures of people. I've never used the 85, though.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-28-2010, 09:43 PM
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
09-22-2015, 01:56 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-12-2013, 09:48 PM
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I put on a 27 --> 37 mm step up ring, and then a 37 --> 30.5 mm step down ring. This approximates the dimensions of the DA40 limited hood, and allows me to use my little 30.5mm circular polarizer I bought for that lens, and then used on the FA43 (with a 49--37 step down, then the 37--30.5). It is a little strange looking, but it doesn't seem to cause any harm.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-11-2015, 02:51 PM
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For $25 I'd get the 35-70/4 in heartbeat. The 35-105 is pretty big for toting around.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
02-08-2014, 07:59 PM
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K5, DA 10-17 fisheye, Luminance HDR, sharpened in GIMP
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
07-25-2011, 07:41 PM
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Others can and will do better, but here are two from me:
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
09-01-2017, 04:58 PM
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In with an FA 43 on a *ist DS while my K3 is being repaired (I hope!)
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
09-06-2015, 07:24 PM
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Had one, sold it, just got another , this time with HD coatings! On my new K3, it works ok. :-)
Obligatory cat picture:
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-22-2017, 06:42 AM
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My experience with the DA 20-40 vs. the 21 has been similar to what photogem describes. I no longer own a 21, the DA 20-40 is quite good at that range. Both are better than the FA28, in my experience.
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
10-24-2016, 08:23 AM
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I am under the impression that the "lens sample photo archive" is a distinct entity from the various lens clubs.Some of the information might be redundant, even some of the pictures, but there is still a value to having an entry in the archive as it is currently organized.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-21-2009, 01:07 PM
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Here's one with the F 24-50mm - not the most common lens, but a good one.
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
11-05-2012, 07:56 AM
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I dearly wish this lens was available weather-sealed. Ah well.
Red Sunrise:
Scattered Reflections:
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
10-27-2015, 08:47 PM
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More samples, little ones, but still:
Fall Colors 1
Fall Colors 2
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
09-26-2015, 09:34 AM
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Thanks! Here's one with the colors removed:
[IMG] IMGP0214bw by siebersn, on Flickr[/IMG]
Actually it looks quite good in color, too, but I very slightly prefer the BW treatment.
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
02-28-2015, 09:52 AM
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Not as spectaular as above, but here's a sample from my copy:
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-01-2016, 02:13 PM
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It's a very fine lens, I think. The corners may not be the greatest, but in a large spot over the center it does very well. Even wide open. Fringing happens wide open, but is largely gone stopped down a click or two; the FA 31 has similar issues. And its size makes it much more appealing for me than the Sigma 35. Focusing is a trick, but that is true of every fast lens I have ever known. I think the OP will likely enjoy the lens a lot.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-27-2016, 07:41 AM
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I wouldn't call the desire for either of those two lenses irrational. Both will give you somewhat better IQ than the 18-55, in all likelihood, and they are tiny and good for walking around. The 15 is significantly wider than your current 18-55, although I find that works for certain shots and not others. With a prime lens over a zoom you may have framing issues, and likely more lens switching. Traveling with a zoom is not a bad way to go, stopped down and with good technique you can still take very nice pictures, as you have already found, and there is more on-the-fly flexibility.
When I went to Yellowstone a few years ago on a similar family trip, I took my A 16mm fish eye, my 43, a 75-300 and an 18-55 WR. I used the 18-55 most, and the 43 for some people pictures, the 75-300 for some wildlife shots, and almost never used the 16mm. My favorite landscape shots from that trip were all with the 18-55. Your experience may be different, but I suspect you could get by just fine with the 18-55, 35 and 55-300.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-16-2015, 04:51 PM
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I currently have the Sigma 30/1.4 ART, and while it is very nice, it doesn't match the rendering of the FA 31 I used to have. Might have to swap back. Although I also have a Zeiss 28/2, and that lens has its own remarkable strengths. Not AF, though.
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
09-06-2015, 07:31 PM
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This lens is also banded as a Vivitar 90mm f/2.5 macro, possibly Series 1? It only magnifies to 1:2 without the matched adapter, which I sadly lack. Still, it is a fantastic lens for macro and anything else doable at 90mm, really. Nicknamed the "Bokina, and with good reason.
A few bees:
Dancing Bee
Bokeh Bee
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
09-27-2015, 08:05 PM
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I got one early on, hand-held with a Tokina 500mm mirror. Later it got so dim, all I could get was equal to what Steve already posted.
[IMG] IMGP0297 by siebersn, on Flickr[/IMG]
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
09-26-2015, 09:38 AM
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Thanks! It came today and it is a beauty. Almost unmarked, clear glass, MIJ with the original pouch. (Not a colored one but you can't have EVERYTHING). Sometimes KEH is the best.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-22-2015, 07:25 PM
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Cross posted from the FA 43 sample thread (also using a Vivitar 2x Macro TC)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-21-2015, 06:43 PM
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I agree with this completely. For shooting kids indoors, a decent bounce/swivel flash plus an average zoom will get more keepers than even the fastest prime; even if you have a fast enough shutter speed to stop the kid's constant movement, they wander right out of the DOF. Shooting at F/8 with the flash freezing movement is much nicer.
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