Brooklands

Popped down to Brooklands museum today to take some pics, and also try out my new toy, a Pentax K 15mm 3.5. It is a very interesting place to visit if you are into aircraft; cars; motorbikes and even cycles. Concorde is the main attraction and I assume gets the lions share of their limited funds. The Sultan of Oman's VC-10 is in a very poor state of repair.

Pentax K1 + DFA 24-70











K1 + "K" SMC 15mm/3.5

Ha, I was hoping to see bikes or cars, some nice angles there though.

I like the planes....Or jets . Or jetplanes ah well.....lol

Strong use of the wide angle! You've worked the located well with a flavour of the place coming through. Any chance of seeing a photo of that K15mm on one of your cameras? That is quite an exotic piece of glass!

Really like 3 & 5! Nice angles and shapes

Thanks Nigel. Yes I will take some pics of the 40 year old 15mm soon. it is certainly a work of art with a big bulbous front element. Downside is that flare is everywhere if the sun is out...i had to use my hand as a moveable hood for most of the pictures with it. On the plus side it is producing sharper pictures than I was expecting from the reviews, and although I bought it more as a collectors item, it is good to know it is stil a capable lens.

No need to focus with it either, just set f11 and hyperfocal distance....who needs autofocus ?

Thanks Gareth. I was also aided by the clouds and blue sky. Sometimes we photographers need mother nature's help too