First Outing with the FA43

Been out today for a quick walk with my new toys.

The K-7/FA43 combo as shot by my other camera, the Sigma DP1x:


Pentax K-7 / FA 43mm f1.9 Limited by RSdesignUK, on Flickr

And the Sigma taken with the Pentax


Sigma DP1x by RSdesignUK, on Flickr

And out and about:



Telegraph Pole by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Untitled by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Untitled by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Untitled by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Untitled by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Focus by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Up above by RSdesignUK, on Flickr

Then rain stopped play!

Its weird getting used to the ~65mm FOV rather than the 28mm in the Sigma.

Some more green....



Palm Plant by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Palm Plant by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Palm Plant by RSdesignUK, on Flickr

Some nice pics there well done, but I have to offer a minor correction. The "Telegraph Pole" is actually a high voltage power line.

Oops my bad! Doh!

Realised that my first set were exported from Lightroom at 60% Jpeg Quality, another Doh moment!

Really happy with the sharpness now (the missing photo above):



Untitled by RSdesignUK, on Flickr

and 100% crops:



Crop 1 by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Crop 2 by RSdesignUK, on Flickr

Some more:



Untitled by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Volvo by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Volvo by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Untitled by RSdesignUK, on Flickr



Untitled by RSdesignUK, on Flickr

I find the grain actually very attractive in B&W, this is not a LR effect, just boosted exposure.

Nice shots Rob!

Now I am actually exporting them as 100% quality Jpegs, and applied default sharpening I am really impressed with the overall quality and sharpness of the FA43.
I quite like the look of the grain on the B&W shots, like the Self Portrait above, that's RAW into LR with B&W conversion and some Exposure compensation and little added 'Presence'/Contrast. No added PP.

Some great images there. The 43mm is a good lens. I'm very impressed with the DP 1x image as well!

Best regards

The problem with the DP1X is that its so sharp at pixel level if the focus or camera shake is not 100% its a little disappointing.
So far, as a creative tool, the K7/FA43 is a better camera for me.
The Sigma takes lovely studio style shots, it can be used to good effect in normal walk around situations but I don't think it shines in that area.