Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-26-2021, 09:12 PM
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Nice work with the fast 85s. As nice as these clearly are, I think one of these would be too specialized for me. Now if someone were to give me one I'm sure I could find something to do with it! ---------- Post added 07-27-21 at 12:14 AM ----------
I always like a nice sunflower shot! Well done.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-25-2020, 10:42 PM
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Looks like some serious side-eye from the Beagle!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-24-2020, 05:00 PM
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That wooden grip looks nice, too!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-23-2020, 11:55 AM
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That last close-up of the rusty(/) painted(??) surface is really neat! Nice arrangement of elements and colour. Vehicle, building, or neither?
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-21-2020, 05:11 PM
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And here I thought they were stand-ins for your trademark scale-bar cookies!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-15-2020, 11:51 AM
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I've never seen that variation on focus ring rubber before, but then I've never had a Color-Ultron anything cross my path before, either. ;) ---------- Post added 11-15-20 at 01:52 PM ----------
I love the grittiness of this shot. I can feel that texture on the hubcap! Very moody, too. Well done!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-13-2020, 10:52 PM
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Light is everything. I like the subtle colour pallette, which gives an unexpectedly gentle, dreamlike quality to an urban landscape. Nicely done!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-30-2020, 07:52 PM
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Spot the moon.
In the second and third shot, at full size, lunar maria and a few brighter craters can be seen.
35 Limited Macro.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-08-2020, 09:01 PM
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Precautions.
Mask up:
Sanitize:
SMC DA 35mm f2.8 Limited Macro on KP. Was able to borrow one of these. It's my first time using a limited. Very nice! I could get used to this!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-09-2019, 10:14 AM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-07-2019, 09:11 PM
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Hosta studies. Some of these are cross posts, some aren't.
Sigma EX DG 50mm f2.8 Macro
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-07-2019, 07:05 PM
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Stalker:
Don't talk to strangers.
Sigma EX DG 50mm f2.8
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-23-2019, 01:41 PM
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Exquisite! Really lovely!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-23-2019, 01:34 PM
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Wow! That first one's a really busy flower! ---------- Post added 10-23-19 at 04:38 PM ----------
You're certainly getting that lens to sing! Fabulous shots. Well done!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-18-2019, 07:48 PM
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More Sigma 50mm shots:
All taken within a single hour. A real mix of stuff!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-17-2019, 11:52 AM
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Diamonds:
Icebergs:
Sigma EX DG 50mm f2.8 macro.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-12-2019, 08:12 PM
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Pentax 35mm f2.8 on KP.
We'll start in the kitchen (with a tip of the skillet to pepperberry farm), though I'm offering utensils rather than tastiness:
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-10-2019, 06:49 PM
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KP with M50 1.7:
Old school architecture. Neighbourhood landmark.
Newer architecture. Condo living.
Park passage sunbeam.
Taken from from across the river, while on my own bike, commuting to work. |
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-08-2019, 12:45 PM
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Hidden complexity.
Sigma EX DG 50mm f2.8
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-07-2019, 12:55 PM
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Love the counterpoint of the ethereal beams of light against the solid geometry of the skyline. Well seen!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-28-2019, 01:08 PM
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Yesteryear Taken Today
That sounds like a great idea for a thread!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-14-2019, 08:47 PM
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I think it can depend on the subject and how you shoot. Sounds obvious, I know. I do a lot of macro shooting at higher than 1:1 magnification, so when I shoot with my 1:1 lenses (Sigma 50mm and Sigma 70mm- both excellent) things seem a lot farther away. With those lenses, I have to find bigger subjects that won't get lost at the greater distances I have to work at. It's adifferent way of seeing, a different search image when it comes to subject matter. Same thing again with any of my 1:2 lenses (S-M-C Takumar 50mm f4, S-M-C Takumar 100mm f4, SMC Pentax 50mm f4 and Tamron Adaptal 52BB 90mm f2.5) which pushes my macro subjects farther away still.
You've got three different lenses that all do different things as well as the same things in different ways. Your own tools have their own talents. The A 502.8 has the A contacts and a faster maximum aperture, both of which aid ease of use. The preset Super Tak 50 does 1:1, which is a nice trick. See what your K has up its sleeve; it might have a hidden talent or unexpected capability. Try testing it against the other two. There may be parts of its aperture range that produce better/different results for your own needs.
You can throw extension tubes or teleconverters into the mix, too. Here's what I got when I stuck the K50/4 macro onto a Vivitar 2X Macro Focusing Teleconverter.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-11-2019, 07:14 AM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-26-2019, 11:10 AM
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You could call it Voldemort...
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-25-2019, 11:27 AM
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Yes. You've got some fine ones right there, esp. the third one.
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