K-1 images with cheap lenses
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I certainly do like! A joy to see such lovely, restful, pictures, including some that look like they were created from unpromising conditions.
A fine antidote to the idea that you need to spend huge amounts of money on lenses to get really good photos. And confirmation, as always, that a picture is created by the photographer's vision and ability rather than their photographic tools.
Steve
pentax da*50-135 pentax da*60-250 sigma af 400mm pentax 1.7 af adapter
Pentax af aw 1.4 rear converter and a flash
K1000, Espio 140, ist, istD, K70, K3iii and numerous lenses, just don't tell my wife.
whats the story with the fox hope he was sleeping?
Unfortunately the Fox had been shot in the chest and someone had moved it to that position for the Buzzards to eat as carrion. Very sad.
Really impressed with the results from the Pentax 80-320, especially the view through the trees. Also the Tamron 70-300, particularly the last image. They both have quality that really brings out the subject.
The Pentax 80-320 is sharper at the long end, but the Tamron is the overall sharper lens. The only issue with the Tamron is that it has a tendency to purple fringing on high contrast subjects, but on most images this isn't apparent. I would highly recommend either the Tamron or the Pentax for a budget zoom. I've owned many, many lenses in the 50-300 range and the current Tamron and Pentax I have are probably the best I've had. I won't buy any lens now that isn't full-frame compatible.
Thanks for your comments, it's very much appreciated!
Regards
David
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
Some very nice photos there. The Vivitar 28mm f/2 can actually get pricey for a third-party manual 28mm, I have both versions and they are excellent. The 19-35mm is slow and not the sharpest but for providing 19mm on FF or film I don't think you'll find anything else as cheap. I only used mine on fil (before I got a Tokina 17/3.5) but it performed well.
Hi Jonathan, The Vivitar is great, very sharp, but I don't particularly like its colour rendering, it's a bit too cool for my taste so requires a lot of adjustment in PP. I got mine as part of a lot so it didn't cost me anything, but I had to clean oil from the aperture blades before I could use it. It's perfect now. I don't find the slowness of the 19-35 limiting in any way and in actual fact my copy is really sharp, not so much at the edges, but where it counts it is great. I really like the Cosina, it has exceeded my expectations and I use it a lot. It isn't the most contrasty lens and it has a tendency to blow highlights, but if you know that in advance it's not an issue. It's a keeper for me.
It's great fun to shoot with all these older lenses, and you've done a great job here with these. I particularly like images 1 and 9 and the last one.
Thanks very much John, for me it's a necessity as I can't afford the current 15-30 or the 24-70, much as I would like them, but I've found some real gems very cheaply. I had to completely dismantle the 80-320 and clean every element as it had fungus, but now it is working great and I will never part with it.
Regards
David
Something very satisfying i find from getting good results for not a lot of cash!
regards
Karlo
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It's a long time since I posted a set of images, so thought I would upload a few today, with the theme that they are all taken with my K-1 and all with very cheap lenses, under £40 each. The lenses used in this set are a Sigma 28-80 f/3.5-5.6 (approx £8, bought in a lot), Cosina 19-35mm f/3.5 (£33), a Vivitar 28mm f2.0 (free), a Sigma DL 100-300 f/4.5-6.7 (approx £8, bought in a lot), a Tamron LD Di 70-300 (£36) and a Pentax-FA 80-320 (approx £20, bought in a lot).
Cosina 19-35 f/3.5
Cosina 19-35 f/3.5
Cosina 19-35 f/3.5
Vivitar 28mm f/2.0
Vivitar 28mm f/2.0
Sigma 100-300 f/4.5-6.7
Sigma 100-300 f/4.5-6.7
Pentax-FA 80-320
Pentax-FA 80-320
Pentax-FA 80-320
Sigma 28-80 f/3.5-5.6
Sigma 28-80 f/3.5-5.6
Tamron 70-300
Tamron 70-300
Tamron 70-300
Hope you like, all comments and critique welcomed!
Best wishes
David
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