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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
01-09-2016, 07:42 AM
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just got my hands on the 90mm SR recently and here's a macro shot from it. The second one is wide open.
I'm mostly using it for wedding shoots and these macro shots are a nice change from the routine :)
 Winter Dahlia by Bilal Rafi, on Flickr
 Winter Dahlia by Bilal Rafi, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
10-24-2015, 06:03 AM
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Your samples are the reason why I started looking for the lens in the first place ;)
The shots are amazing and since I am primarily a wedding photographer so it resonates really well.
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Hey Z .. thank you so much for the detailed reply. It just reinforces my belief in the lens :) I will give it a shot on my Nikon.
Next mission is to get a better quality adapter!
By the way, the HB 110/2 has completely disappeared from all used lens websites. When I bought the 645z, I could find 4-5 lenses on sale across different websites. Now there is none! (apart from one being sold from the UK for about 2.5k USD)
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
10-23-2015, 06:30 AM
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I'm trying hard to get some decent results from a Hasselblad 150/2.8 on the 645z but facing couple of issues:
1. Lens not focusing beyond 30 feet (most likely adapter issue)
2. Images are hazy wide open, I am able to get sharp images at f/2.8 but overall look is hazy. The haze sometimes doesn't go away even at f/4 or f/5.6, specially when subject is backlit. Maybe 50mpix sensor is too much for the lens to handle wide open. I've seen the same happen to my nikkor 50/1.2 on the Sony A7r.
3. In comparison, the Takumar 105/2.4 is just simply amazing wide open in any lighting condition.
Now I'm hesitating to go for the more expensive 110/2 fearing it might be similar. Anyone can share their experiences with examples?
Shot today at f/8 and post processed, most shots from this setting were not keepers.
 Serious Contemplation by Bilal Rafi, on Flickr
Shot earlier on a cloudy day wide open. Much better!
 Shallow DOF by Bilal Rafi, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
10-09-2015, 05:36 AM
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
09-01-2015, 02:10 AM
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thumbs up on that one! I agree that higher shutter speeds would solve most of my problems .. thank you :)
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
08-26-2015, 10:25 PM
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Hey congratulations on the leap to 645z :) It's an amazing machine and wish you the best for creating amazing images from it
Talking about lenses, I started with a 55/2.8 new one with the camera (got a good deal on it).
Then I went for the 6x7 adapter and bought a used 105/2.4 lens. I now use this one for most portrait sessions when the subject has patience for manual focus :)
Most recently I got a fotodiox adapter for Hasselblad V to 645z along with a 150/2.8. I was trying to go for a lot of bokeh for wedding shoots however I have found the 150 to be very difficult to accurately focus wide open. My copy has a strange haze at f/4 only. Other aperture values are very clear and sharp. So the experience was mixed. On a tripod with enough time to focus, results wide open are amazing.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
08-26-2015, 10:15 PM
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Congratulations! Great image and a very nice way to be recognized :)
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
08-18-2015, 11:21 AM
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Really nice image Royce :)
I mostly shoot 105 wide open and nailing the focus requires using live view with zoom. I'm used to that from the Sony A7r so didn't take long to get the hang of it on the 645z. I have the same version as mentioned by Royce and actually bought it from keh :)
cheers
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
08-17-2015, 09:28 AM
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I've been using the 105mm on 645z for a few months as a fast prime for portraits and it's quite good. More recently I've started trying out the Hasselblad 150/2.8 but finding it a little difficult to manually focus. For now 105 will do until I get my hands on the Hasseelblad 110 f/2. :)
here are two recent samples
 Father Figure by Bilal Rafi, on Flickr
 Spikes by Bilal Rafi, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-20-2015, 01:48 PM
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Thank you :) I am waiting for my Zeiss 150/2.8 to be delivered. It's been delivered from keh and sitting at a friend's place in Dubai. Hope to get my hands on that for portraits. Manual focusing handheld would be a challenge though.
Normally I'm used to the 85mm on my nikon so this 105/2.4 is quite close to that in terms of FOV and distance to subject.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-19-2015, 01:27 AM
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I use a 4th Gen Core i7
16GB RAM
Integrated GPU
240GB SSD (for OS and Scratch disk)
3 TB Seagate HDDs (for data)
Running hackintosh OSX Yosemite with PS CS6. Runs fine on 645Z files however I'm planning to upgrade to 32GB RAM.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-19-2015, 01:18 AM
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-26-2015, 11:41 PM
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-24-2015, 11:11 AM
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WOW .. the 105 works really really well on 6x7
I got a really nice clean copy from keh and now it's been on the camera ALL the time :)
Testing the lens at home these days (wide open 105/2.4 at ISO 800)
 Spikes by Bilal Rafi, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-23-2015, 04:53 AM
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Loving how even with high ISO this awesome machine keeps going on and on :)
 Lebaneesh! by Bilal Rafi, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-13-2015, 09:00 AM
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WOW Chris .. that's an entry with quite a bang :) Congratulations on your purchases! Did you buy the lenses online or from a store? I've been looking for these two and am still looking :)
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-11-2015, 03:56 AM
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Beautiful colors!! Brilliant :)
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-10-2015, 06:02 AM
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Thanks! I'll try this definitely .. was in Dubai for a week and each evening got stuck at work way past sun down. Got to try out high ISO on the 645z though .. and its very impressive!
 Love at the Cafe by Bilal Rafi, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-09-2015, 01:00 PM
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3-frame pano from 645z and 55mm lens, Dubai Marina
 Marina from the bridge by Bilal Rafi, on Flickr
Any advice on how to keep the nightscapes from getting too overwhelmingly dark? I've seen some people use a technique called 'blending' (which might be another word for HDR), but don't understand it completely. Over exposing fixes at bit but then blows the tiny highlights out of proportion.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
04-28-2015, 11:24 PM
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I really like the B&W conversion .. did you use a polarizer?
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
04-26-2015, 09:37 AM
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Wow .. thats a lovely composition .. specially how the sunlight is hitting the structure
Thank you Susan!
Michael .. i share this feeling .. somehow the 645z has created 'feelings' for itself in a very short time .. it is a wonderful machine and a lot more
I have been experimenting the 105/2.4 I recently acquired and an 'ice light' type LED light saber .. carrying the whole load everywhere I got .. following one is of a friend at an icecream shop where we were testing the FLU card with ipad (two words: painfully slow)
Ice Man by bileu, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
04-25-2015, 09:40 AM
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645Z with a newly acquired 67 105mm f/2.4 wide open .. lighting done with an LED light saber (ISO 3200, no post)
The Muse by bileu, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
04-20-2015, 09:43 AM
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beautiful image set! really outstanding shots :)
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
04-11-2015, 10:06 AM
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thank you so much for taking the time out and replying :)
the adapter will arrive in a week after which i'll borrow the whole kit and try it out for couple of days. will post the samples here along with further details on the lenses. from what i've seen it seems the lenses are older series. The shopkeeper bought them off in some lot along with other equipment and he is trying to sell the lenses off along with a canon adapter. I'll discuss here what are the details once i sit with him and get some info :)
cheers!
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
04-10-2015, 05:42 AM
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Guys .. any opinions on how the 80/2.8 and 150/4 perform on modern pentax MF sensors? I have an opportunity to grab hold of older versions T* 80 and 150 lenses along with a 500CM body very cheap. There is no support system here locally to shoot MF film :( but I'll be able to use the lenses on my 645Z. Any experiences or opinions and comparisons with Pentax lenses would be great.
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