Hollywood walk....

...as in the SMC Pentax K 28mm f2.0 - not the little town in the states

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1. Branching Out.



2. Tree of the Valley.



3. White Flowers 1.



4. White Flowers 2.



5. Bluebells 1.



6. Bluebells 2.



7. Blooming Blossom.

Last one for me - pop!

Number 5 is a close second and I like 2 (although the CA hurts a little - maybe some exposure correction for the highlights would help too).

Love the lens.

That one looks good to me. Maybe I haven't got my monitor so bright as yours!

Me too. That is one lens that is lacking in my collection. If ever you are thinking of selling .......

ps. I have seen the prices they fetch

Well...…….


...I do have 2 copies

Overall it's fine, I just find that little spot of brightness above centre slightly distracting. Viewed on phone so saturation and brightness are always a touch 'extra'!

It does look nicer on the PC monitor though

This isn't the usual request, but could you possibly take an image at infinity/wide open with both of them? I want to see how your edges compare to mine. It's got top class sharpness in the centre but the edges get a bit ugly due to the field curvature. Much nicer when it's stopped down though.

I don't think I've ever done a fully technical test on any of my lenses, and I don't think I'd be particularly good at it - when I sell a lens I will quite often take a set of photos that illustrate the strengths of a lens and this usually re-enforces the reputation that contributed to me buying it in the first place.

My 2 copies appear to produce very similar results - whether they are great at the edge or not I don't know there are a few more in this Flickr album if it helps: https://www.flickr.com/photos/62460860@N05/albums/72157668141953375/with/40692243473/

My view of this lens (which I've owned 3 copies of) is that it is probably the best moderate wide ever produced by Pentax (and I include the FA 31mm Limited in that view) - I can't define what its qualities are, but the images it produces are pleasing to me, and if you believe the reviews of others it is rather special - https://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-K-28mm-F2-Lens.html

Number 5 for me - a beautiful classic photo.

Philip

3 and 5 but that's being picky since the others are just as good ! I always thought the F28 was supposed to be the best they ever made? They cost a mint.

Super images especially no. 5.

That K28 is one of the lenses missing from my K lens line-up...

K.

And far more attractive than the little town in the States...
I like no 2 (CA or not!) and also the first bluebell shot. However you have caught some special light IMO with the blossom one and a nice emphasis to it with the crop

Wonderful set of pictures! No. 3, 4 & 5 are my favorites. I also like the 7th pic! Amazing collection!

Lovely set John... personally really like 5 and 7... 5 in particular, with its repeating pattern of the bluebell foreground in the background tree...

Best

Thanks again Guys - it seems that no.5 is the favourite, a shot I probably couldn't have managed without the superb articulating screen of the K1 (and I though it was a gimmick at launch). No.2 was almost unusable out of camera, but bringing out the shadows and dropping back the highlights made it a pleasing (if not technically good) shot - this was a prime example of where the human eyes perception of subject is so much better than any sensor.

I've spent too many hours agonising over which lenses to take out for a walk - so over the last few weeks I've just chosen a lens that is likely to be the most useful for the subject and committed to it! It makes you work more for your compositions and you miss a few potential shots but it can be very worthwhile