Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Experimenting with the K-3 and old manual focus glass.

This is our Tibetan Terrier Daisy, asleep on her bed in our hallway this evening, shot with a 40 year old lens that cost me £20, 8 second exposure on a tripod.

K-3, Tamron Adapt-a-matic 300mm F5.6

Uploaded24/11/2013 - 21:25

CategoryPets / Captive animals

BodyPENTAX K-3

Shutter Speed8 sec

Aperturef/8

LensN/A

ISO200

Focal Length300mm

Unique Views / Likes1/0

Tagstibetan terrier sleeping dog k-3

Show All EXIF Records

Date Taken	24/11/2013 - 20:11
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-3
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	8 sec
Aperture	f/8
ISO	200
Focal Length	300mm
Lens	N/A

Hayzeedays Hayzeedays

6 posts
13 years
North Devon

Posted 24/11/2013 - 21:43 Link

You have a K3!!? How does it feel?
Love the contrasting textures.

davidstorm davidstorm

4934 posts
14 years
Sheffield,
England

Posted 24/11/2013 - 21:54 Link

Hayzeedays wrote:
You have a K3!!? How does it feel?
Love the contrasting textures.

It is great Carl, I am finding so many benefits I didn't even consider before I bought it:

- It is great with old MF lenses - the focus confirmation in the viewfinder is much more accurate than any previous Pentax body I've owned, even in near darkness

- The White Balance and metering are excellent - it avoids blown out highlights much better than a K-5

- Focus Peaking on the rear LCD is excellent

- It is very fast

- I can record RAW and JPEG onto separate SD Cards - WOW!

- Detail levels are quite staggering, even comparing it to a K-5iis

All in all, it is a superb camera.

Regards
David

Flickr

Nicola's Apartments, Kassiopi, Corfu

Some cameras, some lenses, some bits 'n' bobs

bwlchmawr bwlchmawr

3447 posts
16 years
Somerset

Posted 24/11/2013 - 22:00 Link

Now I'm REALLY jealous, David. Good with old glass...mmm.

I love this furry shot.

Best wishes,

Andrew

"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05

Hayzeedays Hayzeedays

6 posts
13 years
North Devon

Posted 24/11/2013 - 22:11 Link

Awww, very jealous...sounds as good as they say it is!! Nice to see Pentax and Ricoh are starting to develop some competitive cameras!!.

Johnlw Johnlw

4 posts
12 years

Posted 24/11/2013 - 23:07 Link

A cracking shot and there are some super old lenses out there. I got rid of mine along with my Pentax K1000 when the digital age started.
I only wish I had hung on. Congratulations on your supper new K3.

Regards John.

davidstorm davidstorm

4934 posts
14 years
Sheffield,
England

Posted 24/11/2013 - 23:25 Link

Johnlw wrote:
A cracking shot and there are some super old lenses out there. I got rid of mine along with my Pentax K1000 when the digital age started.
I only wish I had hung on. Congratulations on your supper new K3.

Thank you very much John. Why not buy some more old lenses? There are plenty of good ones out there!

Regards
David

Flickr

Nicola's Apartments, Kassiopi, Corfu

Some cameras, some lenses, some bits 'n' bobs

Mac Mac

744 posts
19 years
Montreal,
Quebec,
Canada

Posted 25/11/2013 - 10:19 Link

Yup - buy some favorites back with converter rings. Then you could try for shots as good as this one.

Mac from Montreal

SP, SPII, SPF, PZ-10, P30, SFX, K110D, istDS, Optio 60, Z-10, H90, RZ10, I-10, f3.5 28mm, f1.8 55mm, f1.4 50mm, f3.5 135mm, f2.5 135mm, f4 50mm Macro, f4.5 80-200 F, f4 35-70, f3.5 28-80, f3.5 35-135, f3.5 18-55, f1.8 31mm Ltd., two Auto 110's, Auto 110 lenses and filters, tubes, bellows, Manfrottos and a sore back.