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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-10-2012, 12:49 PM
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Yiptwo those shots are excellent! And no slight to MegaPower's earlier efforts, either. Reminds me of a night shot I had posted on Flickr, which I thought was pretty decent, but got very few comments or views. Turns out about a week earlier, (unbeknownst to me), one of the more popular photographers on our local Flickr group had posted a shot of the same subject, although with a different angle and composition. People probably thought I was plagiarizing his idea, but it just happened to be a very attractive subject. (My version was better IMO, LOL! :lol:)
GD Roth, is that not the church near Oakwood & Beech, in Dearborn? Looks familiar. I like that last one the best, very nice!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-26-2011, 04:10 AM
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Haven't gotten out much for any photography lately, but I did spend a little time at the local Metro Park recently. Thought I'd need a tripod for the tree shot, but with the DA 15 being so small and light I was able to go hand-held!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-22-2011, 03:37 PM
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Twitch! Do you and Jay EVER take a bad shot with this lens????:lol: Nice shot!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-08-2011, 07:24 AM
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Twitch I just love your architecture shots!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-05-2011, 04:36 AM
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Shot at f22, which looked a little dark on the first try, so I used a 540 for fill on the binoculars.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-30-2010, 11:37 PM
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Ecaterin, what a super-nice dad! 12-string Takamine, niiiice! ;)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-25-2010, 04:38 PM
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Good stuff Matt! Nice lens combo, I sometimes use the DA 15 plus the FA 43, very compact and light yet with a lot of capability, and great IQ. I haven't been able to do any skiing for a couple of years now, but that last shot really does it for me- outstanding!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-14-2010, 08:52 PM
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Wow, can't argue with the beautiful color and contrast, especially for that photo on the right- but either there's "a bit" of distortion or else she has a reaaal hard time finding shoes in size 20! ;)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-03-2010, 11:59 AM
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Speaking of shooting flat charts, and "disappointing results", don't forget that even a wide angle lens like this may need AF adjustment for BF/FF. So even though it's always better to get out and take some shots in the real world, it also pays to do some initial testing on a new lens purchase. It turns out that my copy likes +4 AF Adjust, on my K20D. Perhaps some of the "underwhelmed" impressions of the DA 15 have to do with this? Just a thought.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-29-2010, 02:44 PM
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I noticed this exact behavior the other night, but attributed it to a missed focus due to the low light levels. I used the Quickshift to manually focus at infinity and the resulting images were much sharper. Thanks for that information!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-28-2010, 11:41 PM
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PM sent. And I second that recommendation for the FA 43!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-28-2010, 10:51 PM
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Andi that is a beautiful shot! As far as the DA12-24 vs DA 15 Ltd, I think that controversy has been done to death, but IIRC the MTF values that I saw on Photozone favored the DA 15. (Of course that's probably talking center sharpness)... Anyway my copy of the DA 15 seems comparable to the DA 12-24 in sharpness. The popular opinion that the 15 boils down to compact and portable, compared to the 12-24, is partly true, but for me it's worth owning both. For one thing, the 15 focuses way closer than the 12-24, which allows for a bit more creativity. Plus, since it IS a lot more compact and lightweight, you can easily hand-hold at some ridiculously slow shutter speeds, compared to the zoom, and still get nice sharp images. When I first got into Pentax I was all about zooms, but I'm really starting to appreciate some of these great little primes!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-05-2010, 09:47 AM
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I'm finally joining the club- UPS will be here this afternoon! :D
Well Jay my wallet has some unkind words for you but I can't wait!!! ;)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-20-2010, 01:48 PM
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Thanks for the reply. Hhmm, yes well, if I could only have TWO lenses (yea right!), the DA 12-24 would be one of them. Not a lot of disposable income right now so I may have to rethink my urge to "submit order". ;) I appreciate your input though!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-20-2010, 09:32 AM
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I've been following this thread and my LBA for the DA 15 is reaching unreasonable levels! But I already have the DA 12-24, and the DA*16-50... For any of you who also own/have owned these other lenses (or similar that also cover nearly the same focal length), would you recommend the DA 15 be added to my collection? :confused: At some point I'm looking to simplify my kit, and I'm thinking the DA 15 plus the FA 43 could be a nice little combo that would cover a lot of situations. With the DA 15 I'm very impressed how well it does shooting into the sun, along with it's shorter minimum focus distance compared to the zooms. Opinions?
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