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Forum: Lens Clubs
08-22-2014, 02:58 AM
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Stearn's Wharf - Santa Barbara 2014 (K5, 77ltd, F9, 30s, ISO80, Formatt-Hitech IRND 10-Stop, Singh-Ray Gold-Blue CPL)
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Just a snapshot kinda landscape:
 flickr-coastal-santa barbara-2014-0003 K5, 43ltd, f5.6, 1/200, ISO80 - On Flickr |
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Forum: Lens Clubs
08-07-2014, 01:12 AM
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A couple more 43ltd portraits I dug out of the archives, OK, I forgot I had them. ;)
Crystal Zombie: The Final Evolution
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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-23-2014, 06:53 PM
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From a few years back:
K20D, 43ltd, f5.6, 1/400
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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-05-2014, 10:26 PM
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a couple recent just because shots with my 43ltd
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-27-2014, 10:56 PM
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Haven't been much of a mindset to shoot of late but took this one witht he 43ltd this AM:
K5, 43ltd, f2.0, 1/100, iso 80
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-21-2014, 04:59 AM
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Actually they are a lot of fun. It takes a few shots to get a feel for what is going on but once I did I have to make myself not to go overboard. Since it's a CPL there is that side of the effect. But also there is the blue and gold color enhancements. Seems like the coloring is more complex than just a 50-50 split of the coloring. You also can't see the coloring in the filter itself. Looking though it at a scene yes you see the effect but the filter, to my eye anyway, doesn't show like half is blue and half is yellow/gold.
I've also found this color combo can really help bring out color on a day/scene with flat boring light. No issues with IQ degradation either. Maybe there might be some at where diffraction sets in but until then I just haven't seen it.
I'll dig up a shot or two and post them here soon as I get caught up at work. Been down for a few weeks from the flu and complications.
Generally speaking about the filter is like any other filter there is a time and place. But for landscapes, especially when you need a polarizer and would like to punch up some color or create and effect in camera they are super to have. Here is a shot with a 77ltd using the Singh-Ray Gold-n-Blue (not a great shot but it shows the gold effect of the filter can cover the whole frame if you want:
I was experimenting at sunset at the beginning of a partly foggy afternoon. I did not like the light and there was a fair amount of glare off the water and sand too. I wish I had a better example handy but will hunt to show off the filter a bit.
There are also times when I completely bugger a shot because I just had to use the thing. ;) I do find if you lurk the usual places to buy used you can find a good deal eventually. Not sure I'd pay the $240+ from Singh-Ray but neither would I feel I would not get a lot of use from it for years to come if I did buy direct. If you find a smaller more Pentax-like size, say 52mm-58mm they can be found for down to $45-$60 more than a couple times every year. This pass I opted for a larger 82mm coverage option buying the "Cokin-P Circular Sprocket" version. Found a nice price on it which was nice because the more I save on replacing my filters the sooner I can buy a K3 since I've been replacing some disappeared gear anyway.
But more shots soon... :D
EDIT: Here is a way over cropped shot from a client where I used the G&B on the 77ltd again. But this is a crop down to about 33% of the  |
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-19-2014, 06:42 AM
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doesn't get any better than that..nicely executed. I just ordered a Hitech Prostop IRND 10-stop, can't wait to play with it and my Singh-Ray Gold-n-Blue CPL on my Ltd's.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-07-2014, 05:51 PM
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A bit of a heavy crop as it was from about a mile away give or take. Not the lens at it's best but I like it anyway:
 K5, 77ltd, f4, iso 80, tripod
Sunrise Moonstone Beach, Cambria California December 24th, 2013
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-29-2013, 01:53 PM
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Just a B&W conversion. I sort of liked the geometry and definition. For some reason I always get a "Deco" feel from pipes like this even though they are decades newer than the good old "Roarin' 20's"...no matter it's my 43ltd so it always makes me smile.
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