From my wanderings this week
Posted 07/09/2008 - 19:03
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I like number one, That face is full of character
But there's something wrong ... Oh yeah, I can see colours
(Sorry Lilly, couldn't resist )
But there's something wrong ... Oh yeah, I can see colours
(Sorry Lilly, couldn't resist )
Getting there! Thanks to you guys
Pentax K3ii, Pentax K10d, Kit lens ( 18-55mm ), 50mm f1.7 lens, Tamron 70-300mm lens, Prinzflex 70-162 manual lens, Various old flashes.
Pentax K3ii, Pentax K10d, Kit lens ( 18-55mm ), 50mm f1.7 lens, Tamron 70-300mm lens, Prinzflex 70-162 manual lens, Various old flashes.
Posted 07/09/2008 - 19:12
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GREAT use of colour in the first one. I like it very much.
Ken
BTW what lens are you using?
2nd edit: Note to self, read the entire post
Ken
BTW what lens are you using?
2nd edit: Note to self, read the entire post
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 07/09/2008 - 19:16
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gartmore wrote:
GREAT use of colour in the first one. I like it very much.
Ken
BTW what lens are you using?
thank you, desaturated it a bit, you know me! Pentax prime 50mm FA 1.4, best £160 spent on alens ever, never tire of what it can do!
GREAT use of colour in the first one. I like it very much.
Ken
BTW what lens are you using?
Posted 07/09/2008 - 19:33
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I like my Pentax F 50mm/f1.7 and my SMC Takumar 55mm/f1.8, it would be really interesting see how all three compare. Why dont all of us who have a 50 or 55 do a portrait wide open using roughly the same framing as yours? No science, just a purely subjective test of bokeh and the rest. Any takers?
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 07/09/2008 - 21:42
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I like number 1 a lot, I prefer it to the BW version.
I use my two SMC M 1.7 50mm lenses all the time (one permanently attached to extension tubes). looks like it's time to invest in a more modern variant.
I use my two SMC M 1.7 50mm lenses all the time (one permanently attached to extension tubes). looks like it's time to invest in a more modern variant.
Posted 07/09/2008 - 22:24
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love #1
I already posted a shot with the 50mm 1.4 (shot at f11 I believe) yesterday.....
I already posted a shot with the 50mm 1.4 (shot at f11 I believe) yesterday.....
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Posted 07/09/2008 - 22:45
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I like the strawberry shot - nice composition! If I could change anything it would be the paper plate, but I know from experience that you have to work with what you're given at these sorts of events so I can excuse it.
Does make my mouth water though and that's never a bad thing with food photography!
Does make my mouth water though and that's never a bad thing with food photography!
Joining the Q
Posted 07/09/2008 - 22:50
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gartmore wrote:
I like my Pentax F 50mm/f1.7 and my SMC Takumar 55mm/f1.8, it would be really interesting see how all three compare. Why dont all of us who have a 50 or 55 do a portrait wide open using roughly the same framing as yours? No science, just a purely subjective test of bokeh and the rest. Any takers?
Hurriedly taken F 50mm 1.4 and FA* 77mm pics posted to gallery. More will follow, but I can't upload to here at present, and I don't think the powers that be would appreciate me setting up too many bogus accounts in order to circumvent the one a day restriction.I like my Pentax F 50mm/f1.7 and my SMC Takumar 55mm/f1.8, it would be really interesting see how all three compare. Why dont all of us who have a 50 or 55 do a portrait wide open using roughly the same framing as yours? No science, just a purely subjective test of bokeh and the rest. Any takers?
Fortunately there is a bug in the software which means the T&Cs don't display. I am therefore unaware of having broken any rules!
G
Keywords: Charming, polite, and generally agreeable.
Posted 08/09/2008 - 08:22
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I much prefer Andy in colour
No. 2 - excellent.
I find the items of text (varying in degrees of out of focus) a distraction in No. 3, but would agree that some text is needed.
No. 2 - excellent.
I find the items of text (varying in degrees of out of focus) a distraction in No. 3, but would agree that some text is needed.
Hyram
Bodies: K20D (2), K10D, Super A, ME Super, Auto 110 SLR, X70, Optio P70
Pentax Glass: DA* 300, DA* 60-250, DA* 50-135, DA* 16-50, DA 70 Ltd, FA 31 Ltd, DA 35 Ltd, DA 18-55 (2), DA 12-24, DA 10-17, M 200, A 35-70, M 40, M 28, Converter-A 2X-S, 1.4X-S, AF 1.7, Pentax-110 50, Pentax-110 24
Other Glass: Sigma 105 macro, Sigma-A APO 75-300
Flash: Metz 58 AF-1 P, Pentax AF160FC ringflash, Pentax AF280T
Bodies: K20D (2), K10D, Super A, ME Super, Auto 110 SLR, X70, Optio P70
Pentax Glass: DA* 300, DA* 60-250, DA* 50-135, DA* 16-50, DA 70 Ltd, FA 31 Ltd, DA 35 Ltd, DA 18-55 (2), DA 12-24, DA 10-17, M 200, A 35-70, M 40, M 28, Converter-A 2X-S, 1.4X-S, AF 1.7, Pentax-110 50, Pentax-110 24
Other Glass: Sigma 105 macro, Sigma-A APO 75-300
Flash: Metz 58 AF-1 P, Pentax AF160FC ringflash, Pentax AF280T
Posted 08/09/2008 - 10:10
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Lilly - much prefer the colour portrait That's great stuff!
Gartmore,
They are definitely different. The f/1.7 has 6 aperture blades - it produces very sharp results when stopped down a touch. However, the f/1.4 is IMHO more pleasing for portraiture. The 8 blades make for lovely bokeh and rendering. However, I'm not sure if the field is as flat as the f/1.7... so I kept the f/1.7 for copy work, but the f/1.4 is the one for portraiture (and flowers too shot around f/2.2 - gorgeous!).
Matt
Gartmore,
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I like my Pentax F 50mm/f1.7
I have the SMC-F 50/1.7, SMC-F 50/1.4 & SMC-FA 50/1.4 (optically same as SMC-F). SMC-F going to a new home though...I like my Pentax F 50mm/f1.7
They are definitely different. The f/1.7 has 6 aperture blades - it produces very sharp results when stopped down a touch. However, the f/1.4 is IMHO more pleasing for portraiture. The 8 blades make for lovely bokeh and rendering. However, I'm not sure if the field is as flat as the f/1.7... so I kept the f/1.7 for copy work, but the f/1.4 is the one for portraiture (and flowers too shot around f/2.2 - gorgeous!).
Matt
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the man again, this time in colour, I think I prefer this to the mono?
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a local plug!
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yesterday at our local Harvest Fayre tent...
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PS) all taken with Pentax 50mm 1.4, a lush lens!
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