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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-09-2022, 05:33 AM
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This is just — lovely!!
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Love that FA43 wide-open rendering,
in the staircase shot.
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Beautiful.
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03-07-2022, 09:21 AM
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09-07-2021, 05:23 AM
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08-01-2021, 04:37 AM
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Love the moment, and the ambience.👍
Indeed sometimes, a good picture may not be totally technically perfect.
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Very nice! 👍
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-02-2021, 05:31 AM
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I'm sorry to hear that.
I'm assuming that by DA40 you meant the Limited lens?
It would appear then that this happens not just to FA Ltds but to DA Ltd's also..... ?
Thanks for the tip, I'll be keeping an (uneasy) eye open now, for my DA Ltd 15 & 35.
Wondering whether other DA Ltd owners here have experienced this sort of jamming as well?
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06-01-2021, 12:33 PM
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What I've found regarding the bokeh of the FA43 (straight blade version) is that while it CAN be a bit busy sometimes (which I personally don't really appreciate), nevertheless a lot of the time, the bokeh ISN'T busy. I guess it depends on the interplay between factors such as the type of background, distance of background, the aperture chosen, the shooting angle, lighting etc.
And I really love that bokeh! It's something special, and beautiful! It's got a character to it, something like a fine grit or texture to it, which I really appreciate and value.
I don't know what causes it to be so, but I've long suspected that the straight blades may have something to do with it.
And if that's true, and if the new rounded blades take away this texture/character from the bokeh, yielding instead bokeh that's merely "smooth", personally speaking I don't think I'd like that. I prize the present bokeh character of the straight-blade FA43.
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I too had the unpleasant experience of the focus mechanism jamming, the focus ring unable to turn, with a mild "crunching" feeling. It happened to my 77, and then 43.
The authorised Pentax repair staff told me that in both cases it was the same problem — a cracked gear inside the lens.
I'm not sure if it was exactly the same gear as you showed in your photo, but I suspect it would be.
Fortunately, it was quickly repaired, and relatively inexpensively.
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05-21-2021, 07:05 AM
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04-17-2021, 03:30 AM
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Haha, it's been the same for me!
Do keep on at it, the rewards are good!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-16-2021, 08:20 AM
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I’ve found the FA43 to be an extraordinary lens, in several aspects, one of which being the fact that it has subtly different “behaviour”/“character”/“look” at different apertures (especially so at the wider values), and by this I do not mean merely that the DOF differs. This makes it a lens of complex behaviour; I’ve found it richly rewarding learning to exploit these complexities to beautiful advantage, in the images rendered.
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Outstanding images. Unique colour. The reflections are almost unreal! Excellent.
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I love the FA43’s f8 “look”: details are crisp, deep and aplenty, yet the image is rendered with a lovely “old-school” warmth to it. So much so that I’ve often dialled in f8 on the 43 when I desire that effect.
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Re the FA31 shot: Love that foreground bokeh, and the composition.
Re the FA77 shot: What to say? It IS after all the legendary portraiture lens!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-18-2020, 08:13 AM
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I appreciate what you said about white frames - sometimes they just make a certain picture nicer!
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Oh what a great moment! Lovely shot!
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I like the composition, the crisp in-focus detail, and the nice bokeh.
A good monochrome!
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Very nice!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-26-2020, 08:03 AM
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Ha ha - mine too!
Nothing like it! :D
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11-26-2020, 07:52 AM
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A lovely photo! A nice moment captured.
I like the dynamic contrast, and the superb rendering of the face/hair detail.
Love the FA43's rendering of the image.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-01-2019, 07:37 AM
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A beautiful photo - consistent with your style and quality!
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A good capture!
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06-25-2018, 03:24 AM
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Great colour. Lovely shot. Magical.
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04-24-2018, 12:54 AM
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08-23-2017, 07:18 AM
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08-07-2015, 07:13 PM
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Yeah, the 43 is my favourite too.
All things being equal, and for the same amount of shooting effort, I would describe the 77 as giving a slightly more polished, "classy" look - that is its nature. Whereas the 43 gives a "closer-to-reality" look, but again, with its own unique rendering flavour. :) I love them both!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
08-06-2015, 07:13 PM
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Great shots!
Especially love the colour and bokeh on the 2nd shot. And that B&W shot is just like, "Wow!"
I simply love the focal length of the FA43 on APS-C; a short tele, excellent for a "closeup perspective" of the world.
And the added flexibility is that it serves as 'normal' on FF.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-24-2015, 10:20 AM
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Love the shot!
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In general, deliberately "limiting" oneself artistically, in terms of available tools/options/resources, tends to encourage creativity - one tends to get fresh ideas/results which might not otherwise have happened.
As such, I'm eager to see your upcoming vacation pictures, shot with the venerable FA43 ... :)
Happy holidays!
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07-12-2015, 04:34 PM
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Lovely! Great work. The colours in particular are just beautiful.
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06-28-2015, 11:21 PM
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Very pleasing bokeh on the second shot, which nicely complements the strong subject (itself very good too).
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06-22-2015, 07:29 AM
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05-25-2015, 05:19 AM
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04-02-2015, 04:34 AM
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Well, as to whether people are "too loose with the term", I really wouldn't know, and I'm in no position to comment. What I shared is what I've personally seen/experienced.
:) Anyhow, as I mentioned, I don't think it's a very crucial thing. If one doesn't see the effect, that's fine; if one sees it, that's fine too. There's a lot more to the FA Limiteds than the 3D effect, though personally I do value it highly.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-02-2015, 12:04 AM
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Some may not see it, and to me that's fine.
Whereas others do, and that's great.
In any case, the FA Limiteds have plenty of other desirable traits besides 3D effect.
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